SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-76546

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…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.24% probability · 15th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.