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CVE-2023-3713: metagauss profilegrid Missing Authorization

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 18-07-2023Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3713 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in metagauss profilegrid. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 5.5.2.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'profile_magic_check_smtp_connection' function in versions up to, and including, 5.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to update the site options arbitrarily. This can be used by attackers to achieve privilege escalation.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.80% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Metagauss2 products
Wordpress1 product
  • profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities≤ 5.5.1 (fixed in 5.5.2)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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