Profile Builder <= 3.9.7 - Missing Authorization to Initial Page Creation

2023-08-08 00:00

Mesh3l_911

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.9.8

Affected PluginUser Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor

Affected Version< 3.9.8

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-4059

View all User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Profile Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized page creation due to a missing capability check on the wppb_create_form_pages() function called via an admin_init action in versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger the initial page creation to support the plugin.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.9.8, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4059 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d25cca1-eb57-4ba2-8923-a3c56f41ce22

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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