CVE-2023-4214 (GCVE-0-2023-4214)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-18 01:54
Modified
2026-04-08 16:51
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-620 - Unverified Password Change
Summary
The AppPresser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 4.2.5. This is due to the plugin generating too weak a reset code, and the code used to reset the password has no attempt or time limit.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scottopolis | AppPresser – Mobile App Framework |
Version: 0 ≤ 4.2.5 |
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