CVE-2023-2449 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Attackers can bypass password reset validation to take over user accounts in the UserPro 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-2023-2449?
CVE-2023-2449 is a critical authentication bypass 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 5.1.1. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (userpro_process_form). 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-2023-2448 and CVE-2023-2446, or another vulnerability like SQL Injection in another plugin or theme installed on the site to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-620
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Userproplugin Userpro.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2449 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-2023-2449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2449 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-2017-16562 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2023-2440 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-2497 UserPro <= 5.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHP Object Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vmr-c5f4-vpxf.