CVE-2023-3714
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs
Summary
The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'edit_group' handler in versions up to and including 5.5.2. This allows authenticated attackers with group ownership to update group options, including the 'associate_role' parameter, which defines the member's role.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can unauthorizedly change group member roles, potentially leading to privilege escalation and control over the group.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the ProfileGrid plugin to version 5.5.3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress
See all- CVE-2023-3404Medium
The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized decryption of private information in versions up to and including 5.5.0. This is due to the passphrase and iv being hardcoded in the 'pm_encrypt_decrypt_pass' function, allowing authenticated attackers with administrator-level permissions to decrypt and view users' passwords.
- CVE-2023-3713High
The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the 'profile_magic_check_smtp_connection' function in versions up to and including 5.5.1. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to arbitrarily update site options.
- CVE-2023-3403Medium
The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the 'pm_upload_csv' function in versions up to and including 5.5.1. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to import new users and update existing users.
Original NVD description (English source)
The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'edit_group' handler in versions up to, and including, 5.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with group ownership, to update group options, including the 'associate_role' parameter, which defines the member's role. This issue was partially patched in version 5.5.2 preventing privilege escalation, however, it was fully patched in 5.5.3.