Improper AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-285

CVE-2025-3924

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data via its publicly exposed reset-password endpoint. The plugin looks up the 'valid_email' value based solely on a supplied username parameter, without verifying that the requester is associated with that user account. This allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate email addresses for any user, including administrators.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions WordPress plugin has an insecure password reset endpoint that validates users based solely on a username parameter without verifying the requester's identity. This allows unauthenticated attackers to submit arbitrary usernames and retrieve associated email addresses, enabling email enumeration for all user accounts including administrators.

MitigationThe plugin vendor should implement proper authentication checks requiring the requester to prove ownership of the account before returning email information, and add rate limiting to prevent automated enumeration attacks. Until an official patch is released, consider disabling the affected endpoint or using a WAF rule to block suspicious password reset requests.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify the plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions in the list
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
  2. Check the installed version
    Click on the plugin in the Plugins list to view its version number, then compare it against any known affected versions
    Affected if The installed version falls within an affected version range if one exists, or the version is unknown/older than patched releases
  3. Identify if password reset functionality exists
    Locate the plugin settings or files related to password reset; look for endpoints that handle username-based password reset requests
    Affected if The plugin exposes any password reset or account recovery functionality
  4. Test endpoint response behavior
    Send a request to the password reset endpoint with a valid username and observe if an email address is returned without requiring identity verification
    Affected if The endpoint returns user email addresses or confirms user existence without the requester proving ownership of the account
  5. Check for missing authentication checks
    Review the plugin code or endpoint behavior to verify whether the password reset process requires the requester to confirm identity (such as clicking a verification link sent to the actual email)
    Affected if The endpoint accepts arbitrary usernames and returns information without any identity verification step

A user is affected if the PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions plugin is installed and its password reset endpoint returns email addresses or validates usernames without requiring the requester to prove account ownership.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

The plugin vendor should implement proper authentication checks requiring the requester to prove ownership of the account before returning email information, and add rate limiting to prevent automated enumeration attacks. Until an official patch is released, consider disabling the affected endpoint or using a WAF rule to block suspicious password reset requests.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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