Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-3713 – WordPress ProfileGrid Plugin Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-3713

ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by missing capability checks in the profile_magic_check_smtp_connection function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to update the site options.

Impact

• Security Bypass

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-3713

Affected Vendors

WordPress

Affected Products

• ProfileGrid Plugin for WordPress 2.8.5
• ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress 4.7.4

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress, available from the WordPress Plugin Directory.

WordPress Plugin Directory