CVE-2023-6504 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-6504

Profile Builder <= 3.10.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure via user_meta Shortcode

Vulnerability Description

The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the wppb_toolbox_usermeta_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to expose sensitive information within user metadata.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Francesco Carlucci

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 11th, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation