CVE-2023-4059: profile builder vulnerability

What is known

The Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.9.8 lacks authorisation and CSRF in its page creation function which allows unauthenticated users to create the register, log-in and edit-profile pages from the plugin on the blog

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-4059, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) affecting profile builder, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether profile builder is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
• Reference