CVE-2023-3371

EmbedPress <= 3.7.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 27, 2023 at 01:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:13 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEmbedPressEmbedpress

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure due to hardcoded encryption key on the 'lock_content_form_handler' and 'display_password_form' function in versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to decrypt and view the password protected content.

Affected

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

EmbedPress· Wpdeveloperwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 3.7.3
Embedpress· Wpdevteamwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 3.7.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-321

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