Profile Builder < 3.4.8 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 does not sanitise or escape its 'Modify default Redirect Delay timer' setting, allowing high privilege users to use JavaScript code in it, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00613 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder (Unknown): 3.4.8
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder | 3.4.8 to before 3.4.8 | 3.4.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder VendorUnknown Affected 3.4.8 to before 3.4.8 Fixed in 3.4.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.4.8 | Vulnerable | Cozmoslabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.4.8 Vulnerable ·Cozmoslabs
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 3.4.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24448
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j23-c7w9-jxvg
References
More Cozmoslabs Profile Builder vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06204 profile-builder <= 3.11.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05908 User Profile Builder < 3.11.8 - Unauthenticated Media Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-06217 Profile Builder <= 3.12.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2021-06814 Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Admin Access via Password Reset CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03766 Profile Builder < 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Plugin's Pages Creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2023-02154 Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24448 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24448 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j23-c7w9-jxvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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