CVE-2023-2297 Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Attackers can bypass password reset validation to take over user accounts in the Profile Builder WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2297?
CVE-2023-2297 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor, published on 26 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2297?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cozmoslabs Profile Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-2297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
- CVE-2024-6695 profile-builder <= 3.11.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-24527 Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Admin Access via Password Reset
- CVE-2024-6366 User Profile Builder < 3.11.8 - Unauthenticated Media Upload
- CVE-2024-22140 WordPress Profile Builder Pro Plugin <= 3.10.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2024-0324 Missing authorization in User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r3c-cq8h-c6gx.