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TI-2023-02154 Aliases CVE-2023-2297GHSA-5r3c-cq8h-c6gx

Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-620Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 3.9.0. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (wppb_front_end_password_recovery). The function uses the plaintext value of a password reset key instead of a hashed value which means it can easily be retrieved and subsequently used. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-0814, or another vulnerability like SQL Injection in another plugin or theme installed on the site to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00987 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CozmoslabsUser Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editorup to 3.9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor VendorCozmoslabs Affected up to 3.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.9.0VulnerableCozmoslabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·Cozmoslabs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2297
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r3c-cq8h-c6gx

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

  • TI-2024-06204 profile-builder <= 3.11.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05908 User Profile Builder < 3.11.8 - Unauthenticated Media Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-06217 Profile Builder <= 3.12.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2021-06814 Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Admin Access via Password Reset CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03766 Profile Builder < 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Plugin's Pages Creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2024-00298 Improper access control in Cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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