CVE-2026-76548: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in User Profile Builder
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not properly restrict its front-end file upload feature, granting unauthenticated visitors capabilities reserved to privileged roles. This allows them to list the site's media library and to modify unpublished posts, pages and media items belonging to other users.
CVE-2026-76548: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in User Profile Builder
Description
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not properly restrict its front-end file upload feature, granting unauthenticated visitors capabilities reserved to privileged roles. This allows them to list the site's media library and to modify unpublished posts, pages and media items belonging to other users.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T12:04:02.085Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a927ab6acd9273b496bdebc
Added to database: 08/29/2026, 06:22:46 UTC
Last updated: 08/30/2026, 02:52:00 UTC
Views: 15
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