Profile Builder < 4.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via redirect_url Shortcode Attribute
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.0.5
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
The Profile Builder plugin for WordPress is affected, specifically versions before 4.0.5. A contributor-level user could exploit a flaw in a shortcode attribute to store malicious scripts that run in the browsers of higher-privileged users who submit the affected form.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.5 does not sanitise and escape one of its shortcode attributes before outputting it back in a redirect message, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher-privileged users who submit the affected form.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Unknown User Profile Builder
fixed in 4.0.5