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.

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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +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'}

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


Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Profile Builder < 4.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via redirect_url Shortcode Attribute
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T10:46:04.366Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T17:57:49.814Z

Link: CVE-2026-111966

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T10:37:43.310Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-23T06:17:05.997

Modified: 2026-10-23T14:20:57.920

Link: CVE-2026-111966

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T13:00:18Z

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