Unauthorized Decryption Vulnerability in ProfileGrid Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-3404

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Profilegrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups And Communities
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-3404?

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress presents a serious vulnerability due to hardcoded passphrase and initialization vector (iv) in its 'pm_encrypt_decrypt_pass' function. This flaw affects all sites utilizing the plugin versions up to and including 5.5.0, enabling authenticated attackers with administrator-level access to decrypt and potentially expose users' passwords. If exploited in conjunction with additional vulnerabilities, this could allow users with lower privileges to gain access to sensitive information, raising significant cybersecurity concerns.

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Affected Version(s)

ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities * <= 5.5.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-us...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2936383/prof...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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