CVE-2023-5448
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jan 11, 2024
Updated: Jan 16, 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-5448 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress. Versions up to 3.5.9 are impacted by this issue. The vulnerability arises due to flawed nonce validation on the update_password_validate function. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can manipulate users into resetting their passwords via malicious links, taking advantage of the weakness in the plugin's security measures.
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