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CVE-2022-0653

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 24, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the site_url parameter found in the ~/assets/misc/fallback-page.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 3.6.1.

Affected WordPress components

  • User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor Plugin · profile-builder
    Confirmed match Active
    From 3.6.1 (including) to 3.6.1 (including)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Cozmoslabs Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms — From 3.6.1 (including) to 3.6.1 (including)
  • cozmoslabs profile_builder — Up to and including 3.6.1

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2655168%40profile-builder&new=2655168%40profile-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/02/reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-patched-in-wordpress-profile-builder-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record