CVE-2023-2438 UserPro <= 5.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via userpro_save_userdata
Attackers can trick administrators into updating user meta and injecting malicious JavaScript via CSRF in the UserPro plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2438?
CVE-2023-2438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin, published on 22 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'userpro_save_userdata' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the user meta and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Userproplugin Userpro.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-2438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2024-35700 WordPress UserPro plugin <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
- CVE-2023-2437 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator
- CVE-2023-2449 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
- CVE-2017-16562 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2023-2440 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-687g-mq7c-cf2p.