Build App Online <= 1.0.22 - Account Takeover via Weak Password Reset Mechanism
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-640Published · 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00621 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hakeemnala | Build App Online | up to 1.0.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Build App Online Vendorhakeemnala Affected up to 1.0.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:buildapp:build_app_online:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.0.21 | Vulnerable | hakeemnala |
- cpe:2.3:a:buildapp:build_app_online:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.0.21 Vulnerable ·hakeemnala
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxcr-f478-crp2
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/build-app-online/tags/1.0.21/public/class-build-app-online-public.php#L3688
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/build-app-online/tags/1.0.21/public/class-build-app-online-public.php#L3757
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3201569%40build-app-online&new=3201569%40build-app-online&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More hakeemnala Build App Online vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-33135 WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.23 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28130 WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.19 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28131 WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.19 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-35949 WordPress Build App Online plugin <= 1.0.23 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-7264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxcr-f478-crp2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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