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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Profile Builder | unaffected |
|
No data.
No data.
No data.
Project Subscriptions
No data.
Advisories
No advisories yet.
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| References |
|
Projects
Sign in to view the affected projects.
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-29T06:00:20.446Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:03:20.544Z
Link: CVE-2026-76546
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-29T06:17:24.977
Modified: 2026-08-29T06:17:24.977
Link: CVE-2026-76546
Redhat
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
No weakness.