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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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The User Profile Builder - Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 via the wppb_save_avatar_value() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to reassign ownership of arbitrary posts and attachments by changing 'post_author'.
Analysis
User Profile Builder plugin for WordPress up to version 3.15.5 allows authenticated subscribers and above to reassign ownership of arbitrary posts and attachments through insecure direct object reference (IDOR) in the wppb_save_avatar_value() function. The vulnerability lacks validation on user-controlled keys, enabling privilege escalation where low-privileged users can modify post_author fields to take control of content created by other users. …
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EUVD-2026-17365