VDB-264780 · CVE-2023-41954 · GCVE-0-2023-41954

ProfilePress Plugin up to 4.13.1 on WordPress privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ProfilePress Plugin up to 4.13.1 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-41954. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ProfilePress Plugin up to 4.13.1 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team ProfilePress allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.13.1.

The weakness was published by Revan Arifio. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-41954 since 09/06/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/09/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

ProfilePress Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.6
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/06/2023 🔍
05/17/2024 +254 days 🔍
05/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2025 +388 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Revan Arifio
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-41954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264780

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 10:01
Updated: 06/09/2025 23:12
Changes: 05/17/2024 10:01 (63), 06/09/2025 23:12 (2)
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