PT-2023-25792 · WordPress · Profilegrid

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-07-18 · Updated 2023-07-27 · CVE-2023-3713

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.5.1

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the profile magic check smtp connection function, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to update site options arbitrarily. This can lead to privilege escalation.

Recommendations For ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.5.1, update to a version higher than 5.5.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the profile magic check smtp connection function until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-3713

Affected Products

Profilegrid

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3713 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938904/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities#file0 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3713 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.4.8/admin/class-profile-magic-admin.php#L599 · Patch
• https://t.me/cvenotify/54536 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/66872 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/473ba791-af99-4aae-99cb-ccf220e443e7?source=cve · Note