CVE-2023-5448
WP Register Profile With Shortcode <= 3.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to User Password Reset
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.5.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_password_validate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset a user's password via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | avimegladon |
| Product | wp register profile with shortcode |
| Published | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
avimegladon / WP Register Profile With Shortcode
0 ≤ 3.5.9
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca564941-4780-4da2-b937-c9bd45966d81?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3018102 research.cleantalk.org: https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5448-wp-register-profile-with-shortcode-csrf-to-password-reset-poc/
Credits
Dmitrii Ignatyev