WP User Control <= 1.5.3 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-4915
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-09-13 03:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:18:39 UTC
DescriptionThe WP User Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 1.5.3. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (in the WP User Control Widget). The function changes the user's password after providing the email. The new password is only sent to the user's email, so the attacker does not have access to the new password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001350000 probability, percentile 0.332100000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-620 | CWE-620 CWE-620 Unverified Password Change

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Palmspark Wp User Control All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wmsedgar WP User Control affected 1.5.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Third Party Advisory
WP User Control <= 1.5.3 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: István Márton (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-08-03T00:00:00.000ZDiscovered
CNA2023-08-18T00:00:00.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2023-09-12T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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