Description
The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The payload reaches administrators with the manage_options capability when they visit the Users > Unconfirmed Email Addresses list table and interact with row-action links, as the poisoned javascript: href is rendered verbatim into the page HTML by row_actions().
Published: 2026-09-01
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin allows attackers to store malicious JavaScript via the 'email' parameter. Because the plugin does not sanitize or escape this input, stored XSS can be triggered when administrators view the Unconfirmed Email Addresses list, causing arbitrary script execution in the admin’s browser context, potentially leading to credential theft or defacement.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites running any version of the User Profile Builder plugin up to 4.0.0 are affected. The vulnerability exists in the unfiltered handling of the 'email' field used in email confirmation features. All installations of the plugin before the remedy are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.1 reflects a moderate severity. The EPSS score is not available, so exploitation likelihood is uncertain, but the lack of required authentication means any visitor can inject payloads. The vulnerability is not currently listed in CISA KEV. The likely attack vector is unauthenticated injection of JavaScript via the email parameter, which is rendered verbatim when an admin clicks a row-action link, executing the script in the admin’s session.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 1, 2026 at 06:21 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the User Profile Builder plugin to the latest released version that removes the sanitization flaw.
  • If an update is not currently possible, sanitize and escape the 'email' parameter in the plugin’s code before storing or rendering it, ensuring script tags and javascript: URLs are removed.
  • Restrict the Unconfirmed Email Addresses list page so that only authenticated users with the manage_options capability can view it, thereby preventing unauthenticated users from triggering the stored XSS.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 1, 2026 at 06:21 UTC.

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History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cozmoslabs
Cozmoslabs user Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Cozmoslabs
Cozmoslabs user Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The payload reaches administrators with the manage_options capability when they visit the Users > Unconfirmed Email Addresses list table and interact with row-action links, as the poisoned javascript: href is rendered verbatim into the page HTML by row_actions().
Title User Profile Builder <= 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'email' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Wordpress Wordpress
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T05:30:41.393Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T16:51:38.886Z

Link: CVE-2026-75964

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-01T06:16:37.697

Modified: 2026-09-01T06:16:37.697

Link: CVE-2026-75964

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Updated: 2026-09-01T06:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')