CVE-2021-24527

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset via Reset Key Bypass

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-24527 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). A Nuclei detection template is also available.

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Improper Authentication

CRITICALVERIFIEDby Sourabh-Sahu

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c142e738-bc4b-4058-a03e-1be6fca47207

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0770

EPSS Percentile 93.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-01-11

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (1)

cozmoslabs/profile_builder < 3.4.9

Published Aug 16, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026