CVE-2023-0940
moderate-risk
Published 2023-03-20
The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.3.1 provides an AJAX endpoint for resetting a user password but does not implement proper authorization. This allows a user with low privileges, such as subscriber, to change the password of any account, including Administrator ones.
Do I need to act?
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0.64% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
37
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal