CVE-2023-6504 Profile Builder <= 3.10.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure via user_meta Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can expose sensitive user metadata due to missing capability checks in the User Profile Builder plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6504?
CVE-2023-6504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor, published on 11 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the wppb_toolbox_usermeta_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to expose sensitive information within user metadata.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6504?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cozmoslabs Profile Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6504?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-6504 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6504 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-2023-2297 Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
- 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)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7h7-7c79-56qf.