CVE-2021-24527: Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Admin Access via Password Reset

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.9 has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blog, and gain unauthorised access, due to a bypass in the way the reset key is checked. Furthermore, the admin will not be notified of such change by email for example.

Affected products

cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor: before 3.4.9 — fixed in 3.4.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 3.4.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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