CVE-2023-4214 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00291.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apppresser	Apppresser

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apppresser:apppresser:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/trunk/inc/AppPresser_API_Limit.php?rev=2997182
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apppresser/trunk/inc/AppPresser_WPAPI_Mods.php#L567
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2997160/apppresser
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4c44c36a-c4c7-49c2-b750-1589e7840dde?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		AppPresser <= 4.2.5 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Weaknesses		CWE-620

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-11-18T01:54:34.583Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:51:13.457Z

Reserved: 2023-08-07T18:54:22.417Z

Link: CVE-2023-4214

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:17:12.135Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-18T02:15:49.040

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:18:13.403

Link: CVE-2023-4214

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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