Profile Builder - User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via site_url Parameter

2022-02-17 00:00

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.6.2

Affected PluginUser Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor

Affected Version<= 3.6.1

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2022-0653

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Vulnerability Overview

The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the site_url parameter found in the ~/assets/misc/fallback-page.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 3.6.1.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.6.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0653 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8661bd7-65b7-4277-81a0-fd410ae0ee1b

CVSS Vector

6.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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