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User Profile Builder EUVDEUVD-2026-108595

| CVE-2026-111982 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-10-23 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-qgfq-45qj-365w
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as Multisite subsite Administrator
  2. Exploit
    Submit Edit Profile form targeting another account
  3. Execution
    Change victim email to attacker-controlled address
  4. Impact
    Trigger password reset and take over Network Super Admin account

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a WordPress Multisite network in which the attacker already holds an Administrator role on a subsite (PR:H), plus the User Profile Builder plugin (before 4.0.5) exposing its front-end Edit Profile form. The attacker uses that form to select and edit an account other than their own, change its email, and complete a password reset. Limiting factors: this is not exploitable on single-site WordPress installations, and it provides no benefit where every subsite Administrator is already fully trusted; it depends on delegated/untrusted subsite administration being present and on the front-end profile-editing feature being in use. No end-user interaction is required (UI:N). The specific code path that fails the authorization check is not detailed in the available sources beyond 'does not verify that a user is authorized to edit the specific account selected'.

Impact

CVSS base score is 7.2 (High) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The most important signal is PR:H: exploitation requires the attacker to already hold an Administrator account on a WordPress Multisite subsite, so this is not a remote-unauthenticated flaw despite AV:N. The CISA SSVC framing is consistent and informative: Exploitation=none (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable=no (each takeover is a manual, targeted action against a chosen account), but Technical Impact=total (full account takeover, including the Network Super Admin, equals complete control of the installation). No EPSS score, KEV listing, or PoC/exploit reference is present in the input, and SSVC Exploitation=none agrees with that absence - so there is no evidence of in-the-wild or public exploit activity. The vuln.today priority is 'this_week', which matches the picture of a serious privilege-escalation bug that is nonetheless gated behind an authenticated, high-privilege precondition rather than mass-exploitable. Net: a real and high-impact issue for multi-tenant Multisite operators who delegate subsite Administrator rights to untrusted parties, but not an emergency for single-site installs or networks where all subsite admins are already trusted. Note the signals do not conflict (no KEV-vs-EPSS or CVSS-vs-description contradiction); the main caveat is that the attack vector is network-reachable but the privilege prerequisite (subsite Administrator) sharply narrows who can exploit it.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

In a WordPress Multisite network, an attacker who controls a subsite Administrator account submits the User Profile Builder front-end Edit Profile form but targets a different user's account rather than their own. Because the plugin does not verify authorization for the selected account, the attacker changes a higher-privileged user's email - for example the Network Super Admin - to an address they control, then runs the standard password-reset flow to seize that account. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and SSVC lists Exploitation as none.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 23, 2026

Account takeover in the User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.5: an Administrator of a Multisite subsite can use the front-end Edit Profile form to select an account other than their own, change that account's email address - including a Network Super Admin's - and then complete the password-reset flow to seize it. The plugin fails to verify that the acting user is authorized to edit the specific account selected (CWE-269, improper privilege management), rated 7.2 High with PR:H because the attacker must already hold subsite Administrator rights, and requiring WordPress Multisite with the front-end profile editor in use; single-site installations are not affected. SSVC records exploitation as none and no public exploit code or active exploitation is identified at time of analysis, though technical impact is total once the prerequisites are met.

RemediationAI

Update the User Profile Builder plugin to 4.0.5 or later; the vendor-released patch is available and 4.0.5 is the exact fixed version listed in the advisory data (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b7d1fd86-3927-4cf2-88ed-46401e347320/), and updating is the complete fix. Where the update cannot be staged immediately, apply controls aimed at the specific prerequisites our assessment identifies: remove or disable the front-end Edit Profile form (for example by withdrawing its shortcode/block from subsite pages) until the plugin is patched, accepting that legitimate self-service profile editing by users stops working; and audit and reduce subsite Administrator grants on the network so that only trusted operators hold that role, since the escalation depends on delegated, low-trust subsite administration. Because the takeover completes through a change of account email followed by a password reset, watch network-level user records for unexpected email changes on Super Admin and other high-privilege accounts and revert them, and force a credential reset for any account observed with an altered address. These measures reduce exposure but do not substitute for installing 4.0.5.

Affected VersionsENISA

User Profile Builder 0 <4.0.5

Affected Packages

euvd user_profile_builder fix: 4.0.5

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The issue sits in User Profile Builder's front-end Edit Profile form, a shortcode-driven feature that lets logged-in users modify their own account data from the site front end rather than wp-admin. The handler processes a user identifier supplied through the form but, per the available sources, performs no check that the acting user owns or is otherwise permitted to edit the selected account (CWE-269, improper privilege management) - an object-level authorization gap rather than a sanitization or injection flaw. In a WordPress Multisite network, roles are per-subsite, so an Administrator of one subsite is a comparatively low trust boundary relative to the Network Super Admin who governs the whole network; by pointing the form at a higher-privileged account and changing its email to an attacker-controlled address, the attacker converts the missing check into full account takeover via WordPress's native password-reset email flow. Our assessment scores the impact with changed scope (S:C) to reflect the cross-tenant, network-level consequence of escalating from subsite Administrator to Network Super Admin, while the published vector records S:U and a 7.2 base score; either way the confidentiality, integrity and availability impact is High. Per our assessment, exploitation requires a Multisite network, an existing subsite Administrator role (PR:H), and exposure of the front-end profile-editing feature; no end-user interaction is needed (UI:N) and the precise code path that omits the check is not described in the available sources beyond the statement that authorization for the selected account is not verified.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Network form with low complexity, but needs subsite Administrator (PR:H); taking over the Network Super Admin crosses the subsite-to-network authority boundary (S:C) giving total control (C/I/A:H).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Oct 23, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 23, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.2
CVE Published
Oct 23, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.5 does not verify that a user is authorized to edit the specific account selected on its front-end Edit Profile form, allowing an Administrator of a Multisite subsite to change any other user's account email, including a Network Super Admin's, and take over that account through the password-reset flow.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-111982 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the User Profile Builder WordPress plugin (versions before 4.0.5) that enables a subsite Administrator on a WordPress Multisite network to take over any account, including Network Super Admin, by manipulating the front-end profile editor. This can result in full network compromise, giving an attacker control over all sites and data. Leadership should prioritize patching because the vulnerability, while requiring a privileged starting position, offers a direct path to total site takeover.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress profile-management plugin; exploit path limited to Multisite
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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