CVE-2024-12738

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.12.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several user meta parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.12.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page and clicks a link to show user meta.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.18%
Affected: reflectionmedia User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51b626e1-89c0-49b9-bfeb-32005e8e78d6?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profile-builder/tags/3.12.8/features/email-confirmation/class-email-confirmation.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profile-builder/tags/3.12.8/features/email-confirmation/class-email-confirmation.php#L95
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3217544/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-12738?
CVE-2024-12738 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-12738?
To fix CVE-2024-12738, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-12738 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-12738 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-12738?
CVE-2024-12738 affects reflectionmedia User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor.
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