{"id":"CVE-2023-3714","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"ProfileGrid <= 5.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Group Option Modification and Privilege Escalation","description":"The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'edit_group' handler in versions up to, and including, 5.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with group ownership, to update group options, including the 'associate_role' parameter, which defines the member's role. This issue was partially patched in version 5.5.2 preventing privilege escalation, however, it was fully patched in 5.5.3.","publishedAt":"2023-07-18T02:39:25.531Z","updatedAt":"2026-04-08T17:13:04.038Z","severity":{"score":7.5,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"Wordfence"},"assigner":"Wordfence","products":["metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities"],"affected":[{"vendor":"metagauss","product":"ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.5.2","versionType":"semver"}]}],"references":["https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4766651-92a6-42c9-81bc-7ea25350f561?source=cve","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.4.8/public/partials/profile-magic-group.php#L80","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938904/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities#file4","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2939344/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/profile-magic-group.php"],"weaknesses":["CWE-862"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:08.715Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3714.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-3714","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2023-07-18T02:39:25.531Z","dateUpdated":"2026-04-08T17:13:04.038Z","assignerShortName":"Wordfence","assignerOrgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","dateReserved":"2023-07-17T14:18:56.033Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"ProfileGrid <= 5.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Group Option Modification and Privilege Escalation","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'edit_group' handler in versions up to, and including, 5.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with group ownership, to update group options, including the 'associate_role' parameter, which defines the member's role. This issue was partially patched in version 5.5.2 preventing privilege escalation, however, it was fully patched in 5.5.3."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"metagauss","product":"ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.5.2","versionType":"semver"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4766651-92a6-42c9-81bc-7ea25350f561?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.4.8/public/partials/profile-magic-group.php#L80"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938904/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities#file4"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2939344/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/profile-magic-group.php"}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-862","lang":"en","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Wordfence","orgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","dateUpdated":"2026-04-08T17:13:04.038Z"},"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","value":"István Márton"}],"timeline":[{"time":"2023-06-23T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Discovered"},{"time":"2023-06-25T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Vendor Notified"},{"time":"2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Disclosed"}]},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4766651-92a6-42c9-81bc-7ea25350f561?source=cve","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.4.8/public/partials/profile-magic-group.php#L80","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938904/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities#file4","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2939344/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/profile-magic-group.php","tags":["x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-02T07:01:57.366Z"}},{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-02-05T18:36:03.098982Z","id":"CVE-2023-3714","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-02-05T19:39:14.483Z"}}]}}}