CVE-2023-5448 HIGH

CVE-2023-5448: WP Register Profile With Shortcode <= 3.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to User Password Reset

Vendor Avimegladon
Product WP Register Profile With Shortcode
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 11, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 11, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated