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GHSA-R386-5HXV-47FG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-31 06:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:18

Details

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized decryption of private information in versions up to, and including, 5.5.0. This is due to the passphrase and iv being hardcoded in the 'pm_encrypt_decrypt_pass' function and used across all sites running the plugin. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions or above to decrypt and view users' passwords. If combined with another vulnerability, this can potentially grant lower-privileged users access to users' passwords.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2023-3404 (GCVE-0-2023-3404)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-31 05:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:59

Title

ProfileGrid <= 5.5.0 - Hardcoded Encryption Key

Summary

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-05 18:27 UTC

CWE

CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2936…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
metagauss	ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities	Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.5.0 (semver)

Credits

István Márton

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