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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-0940

CVE-2023-0940

Description

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.

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Affected products

3
  • Metagauss/Profilegrid2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <5.3.1
    • (no CPE)range: 0
  • WordPress/Profilegridllm-fuzzy
    Range: <5.3.1

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