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CVE-2021-24527

Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Admin Access via Password Reset

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2021 at 10:48 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorProfile Builder

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Profile Builder· Cozmoslabswordpress-plugin
95%
v < 3.4.9
Affected range stops below 3.4.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c142e738-bc4b-4058-a03e-1be6fca47207

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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