WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2023-2297 Modified

Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms: SQL injection

Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms
Plugin slug
profile-builder
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 27, 2023
Weakness
CWE-620 — Unverified Password Change
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

This CVE was published Apr 27, 2023 and is one of 23 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 3.9.0. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (wppb_front_end_password_recovery). The function uses the plaintext value of a password reset key instead of a hashed value which means it can easily be retrieved and subsequently used. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-0814, or another vulnerability like SQL Injection in another plugin or theme installed on the site to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources