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CVE-2026-76546: Profile Builder < 4.0.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Format Date Shortcode
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-29 · updated 2026-08-31
- Weakness: CWE-79
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.
Affected products
- cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor: from 3.3.4 before 4.0.1 — fixed in 4.0.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 4.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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