PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions
- Plugin slug
peprodev-ups- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 07, 2025
This CVE was published May 07, 2025 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H