CVE-2023-3403 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'pm_upload_csv' function in versions up to, and including, 5.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to import new users and update existing users.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00051.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Metagauss	Profilegrid

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44070	The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'pm_upload_csv' function in versions up to, and including, 5.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to import new users and update existing users.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.4.8/admin/class-profile-magic-admin.php#L1027
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938904/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities#file0
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b335fc19-2998-4711-8813-6cb68d7447bd?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-07-18T02:39:25.938Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T19:39:07.306Z

Reserved: 2023-06-26T12:27:58.543Z

Link: CVE-2023-3403

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:55:03.395Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-18T03:15:55.673

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:17:11.650

Link: CVE-2023-3403

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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