CVE-2023-7264
Build App Online <= 1.0.22 - Account Takeover via Weak Password Reset Mechanism
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.1
Build App Online <= 1.0.22 - Account Takeover via Weak Password Reset Mechanism
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.
- Record
CVE-2023-7264- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59656
8.1
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.
- Record
EUVD-2023-59656- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxcr-f478-crp2
8.1
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak...
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.
- Record
GHSA-mxcr-f478-crp2- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.1
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to a weak password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users by guessing an 4-digit numeric reset code.
- Record
CVE-2023-7264- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-7264 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Buildapp Build App Online, published June 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6047ae6-b1b4-4b31-aa12-560927e1040b?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/build-app-online/tags/1.0.21/public/class-build-app-online-public.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3201569%40build-app-online&new=3201569%40build-app-online&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7264
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxcr-f478-crp2