PT-2024-14810 · WordPress · Wp Register Profile With Shortcode

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2024-01-11 · Updated 2024-01-16 · CVE-2023-5448

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.5.9

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery. It is caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update password validate function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to reset a user's password via a forged request if they can trick the user into performing a specific action.

Recommendations For WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.5.9, update to a version higher than 3.5.9 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the update password validate function until a patch is available.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5448

Affected Products

Wp Register Profile With Shortcode

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5448 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3018102 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5448 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca564941-4780-4da2-b937-c9bd45966d81?source=cve · Note
• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5448-wp-register-profile-with-shortcode-csrf-to-password-reset-poc · Note