CVE-2021-24527 is a critical improper authentication vulnerability affecting the Profile Builder WordPress plugin prior to version 3.4.9. This flaw allows any unauthenticated user to reset the administrator's password and gain unauthorized access due to a bypass in the reset key validation process, with no notification sent to the legitimate admin. Rated 9.8 CVSS (Critical), it has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, Nuclei templates exist for exploitation, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential for active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.