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CVE-2023-4214: AppPresser <= 4.2.5 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-620

Description

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.

Affected products

• scottopolis AppPresser – Mobile App Framework: before 4.3.0 — fixed in 4.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: scottopolis AppPresser – Mobile App Framework 4.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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
• 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

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