CVE-2023-0940

8.8 highEPSS 0.8%

High (8.8) in metagauss profilegrid. EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 57% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2023-03-20
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

metagauss:profilegrid

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5

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