CVE-2023-2449 is a critical vulnerability affecting the UserPro plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 5.1.1, allowing unauthorized password resets. The flaw stems from insufficient validation in the plugin's native password reset functionality, specifically the userpro_process_form function, which uses a plaintext reset key. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), an attacker could leverage other vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-2448, CVE-2023-2446, or SQL Injection to facilitate its exploitation. Community discussion is minimal, and there is no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*: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.