# CVE-2023-7264: Build App Online <= 1.0.22 - Account Takeover via Weak Password Reset Mechanism

> Unauthenticated attackers can take over arbitrary user accounts by guessing a weak 4-digit password reset code in the Build App Online plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxcr-f478-crp2

## What is CVE-2023-7264?

CVE-2023-7264 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in hakeemnala Build App Online, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.

Weakness: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7264?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Buildapp Build App Online.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hakeemnala Build App Online

- [CVE-2024-49649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49649/): WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.23 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51478/): WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.19 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51479/): WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.19 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-53751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53751/): WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.23 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7264 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7264 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in hakeemnala Build App Online, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hakeemnala Build App Online. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7264/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7264
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7264
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7264

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7264/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.