CVE-2023-2448 (GCVE-0-2023-2448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-22 15:33 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:44
VLAI?
Summary
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'userpro_shortcode_template' function in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrary shortcode execution. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2446 to get sensitive information via shortcode.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin Affected: * , ≤ 5.1.4 (semver)
Credits
István Márton
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T06:26:08.925Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.1.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "*",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Istv\u00e1n M\u00e1rton"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027userpro_shortcode_template\u0027 function in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrary shortcode execution. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2446 to get sensitive information via shortcode."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 6.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-862 Missing Authorization",
              "lang": "en"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-11-22T15:35:09.586Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681"
        },
        {
          "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2023-04-26T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "value": "Discovered"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2023-05-01T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "value": "Vendor Notified"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2023-11-21T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-2448",
    "datePublished": "2023-11-22T15:33:29.321Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-05-01T14:19:36.551Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-02-13T16:44:16.151Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\", \"versionEndIncluding\": \"5.1.4\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"498C35EE-4702-4B1C-BF55-71F81664FB52\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027userpro_shortcode_template\u0027 function in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrary shortcode execution. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2446 to get sensitive information via shortcode.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"El complemento UserPro para WordPress es vulnerable al acceso no autorizado a los datos debido a una falta de verificaci\\u00f3n de capacidad en la funci\\u00f3n \u0027userpro_shortcode_template\u0027 en versiones hasta la 5.1.4 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados ejecuten c\\u00f3digos cortos arbitrarios. Un atacante puede aprovechar CVE-2023-2446 para obtener informaci\\u00f3n confidencial mediante un c\\u00f3digo corto.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2023-2448",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T07:58:38.180",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"type\": \"Secondary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L\", \"baseScore\": 6.5, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"LOW\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 2.5}, {\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N\", \"baseScore\": 5.3, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"NONE\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 1.4}]}",
      "published": "2023-11-22T16:15:08.537",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html\", \"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\", \"VDB Entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681\", \"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"tags\": [\"Product\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve\", \"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\", \"VDB Entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Product\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-862\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2023-2448\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"published\":\"2023-11-22T16:15:08.537\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T07:58:38.180\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027userpro_shortcode_template\u0027 function in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrary shortcode execution. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2446 to get sensitive information via shortcode.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"El complemento UserPro para WordPress es vulnerable al acceso no autorizado a los datos debido a una falta de verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad en la funci\u00f3n \u0027userpro_shortcode_template\u0027 en versiones hasta la 5.1.4 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados ejecuten c\u00f3digos cortos arbitrarios. Un atacante puede aprovechar CVE-2023-2446 para obtener informaci\u00f3n confidencial mediante un c\u00f3digo corto.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L\",\"baseScore\":6.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"LOW\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":2.5},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N\",\"baseScore\":5.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":1.4}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-862\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"5.1.4\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"498C35EE-4702-4B1C-BF55-71F81664FB52\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Product\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Product\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.