vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities: CVE-2023-3404: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Jul 17, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 17, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities-plugin-cve-2023-3404
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