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.
Published: 2026-08-29
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Profile Builder < 4.0.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Format Date Shortcode
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-30T00:56:52.426Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:03:20.544Z

Link: CVE-2026-76546

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-30T00:49:11.956Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-29T06:17:24.977

Modified: 2026-08-30T01:20:24.803

Link: CVE-2026-76546

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-30T03:00:12Z

Weaknesses