Sensitive Information Disclosure in Profile Builder Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-0814

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 February 2023

Summary

The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions to access sensitive user metadata through the user_meta shortcode. This security flaw arises from insufficient restrictions on sensitive user meta values, enabling unauthorized information retrieval that could potentially lead to privilege escalation. Attackers need to have the Usermeta shortcode enabled to exploit this vulnerability effectively.

Affected Version(s)

Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms * <= 3.9.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
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