The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 3.9.0. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (wppb_front_end_password_recovery). The function uses the plaintext value of a password reset key instead of a hashed value which means it can easily be retrieved and subsequently used. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-0814, or another vulnerability like SQL Injection in another plugin or theme installed on the site to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
CVE-2023-2297 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor. It affects Versions up to 3.9.0 and is fixed in 3.9.1.
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CVE-2023-2297 is tracked for the Plugin User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions up to 3.9.0. Update User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor to 3.9.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
profile-builder
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-2297 |
| Patched Versions |
3.9.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.9.0
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User Profile Builder <= 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.11.8 - Authentication Bypass
Profile Builder <= 3.4.8 - Admin Access via Password Reset
Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.6.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
User Profile Builder <= 3.10.8 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change via wppb_two_factor_authentication_settings_update
Profile Builder <= 2.1.3 - Missing Access Controls
Profile Builder <= 3.10.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via pms-cross-promotion.php
Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure via Shortcode
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