CVE-2026-112242 PUBLISHED

WordPress Profile Builder plugin <= 4.0.4 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 19.10.2026 Published: 22.10.2026 Updated: 22.10.2026

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder profile-builder allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Profile Builder: from n/a through 4.0.4.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

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

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Cozmoslabs
Product	Profile Builder
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 4.0.4 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Profile Builder plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.0.5).

Credits

Jamir0qai | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/profile-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-profile-builder-plugin-4-0-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE

Impacts

Privilege Escalation