Profile Builder < 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Plugin's Pages Creation
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-862.
Summary
The Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.9.8 lacks authorisation and CSRF in its page creation function which allows unauthenticated users to create the register, log-in and edit-profile pages from the plugin on the blog
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00232 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Profile Builder (Unknown): 3.9.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Profile Builder | before 3.9.8 | 3.9.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Profile Builder VendorUnknown Affected before 3.9.8 Fixed in 3.9.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.9.8 | Vulnerable | Cozmoslabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.9.8 Vulnerable ·Cozmoslabs
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Profile Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 3.9.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4059
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xqw-5jx9-crgq
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-2023-02154 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-2023-4059 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4059 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8xqw-5jx9-crgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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