User Profile Builder <= 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

2026-01-12 00:00

Drew Webber (mcdruid)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.15.2

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

Affected Version<= 3.15.1

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2025-15030

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Vulnerability Overview

The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.15.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-620 (Unverified Password Change) When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15030 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/49cac6e5-c224-49f3-9f3d-07b07fc5e4cc

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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