CVE-2021-24527

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.9 has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blog, and gain unauthorised access, due to a bypass in the way the reset key is checked. Furthermore, the admin will not be notified of such change by email for example.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 16, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-24527: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix