CVE-2023-0940

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

EPSS

<1%p55

Published

Mar 20, 2023 (Mar 20, 2023)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.3.1 provides an AJAX endpoint for resetting a user password but does not implement proper authorization. This allows a user with low privileges, such as subscriber, to change the password of any account, including Administrator ones.

Vendors: metagauss
Products: profilegrid
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-863
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.8%)

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