CVE-2025-3844 PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions 1.9.1 - 7.5.2 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any user, including administrators, via improper OTP handling.
- 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-2025-3844?
CVE-2025-3844 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 1.9.1 to 7.5.2. This is due to handel_ajax_req() function not having proper restrictions on the change_user_meta functionality that makes it possible to set a OTP code and subsequently log in with that OTP code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as other users on the site, including administrators.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3844?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3844 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-2025-3844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v6f-j8c4-h52p.