CVE-2023-4469 (GCVE-0-2023-4469)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-06 09:31 – Updated: 2025-02-05 19:17
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Summary
The Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the prflxtrflds_export_file function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to expose potentially sensitive user data, including data entered into custom fields.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
bestwebsoft Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft Affected: * , ≤ 1.2.7 (semver)
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Alex Thomas
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