Profile Builder < 3.4.9 - Admin Access via Password Reset
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.9 has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blog, and gain unauthorised access, due to a bypass in the way the reset key is checked. Furthermore, the admin will not be notified of such change by email for example.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08883 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder (Unknown): 3.4.9
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 | 3.4.9 to before 3.4.9 | 3.4.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder VendorUnknown Affected 3.4.9 to before 3.4.9 Fixed in 3.4.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.4.9 | Vulnerable | Cozmoslabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.4.9 Vulnerable ·Cozmoslabs
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 3.4.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjhq-3qxp-7658
- 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
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-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
- TI-2024-00298 Improper access control in Cozmoslabs User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-24527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjhq-3qxp-7658 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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