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CVE-2021-24527

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 16, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-287
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.9 has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blog, and gain unauthorised access, due to a bypass in the way the reset key is checked. Furthermore, the admin will not be notified of such change by email for example.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder — From 3.4.9 (including) to 3.4.9 (excluding)
  • cozmoslabs profile_builder — Before 3.4.9

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c142e738-bc4b-4058-a03e-1be6fca47207 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record