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CVE-2026-111966: Profile Builder < 4.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via redirect_url Shortcode Attribute
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-23 · updated 2026-10-23
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
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.
Affected products
- cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor: before 4.0.5 — fixed in 4.0.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 4.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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