CVE-2026-111982
Profile Builder < 4.0.5 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Network Super Admin Account Takeover via Edit Profile Email Change
Unscored
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 4.0.5 does not verify that a user is authorized to edit the specific account selected on its front-end Edit Profile form, allowing an Administrator of a Multisite subsite to change any other user's account email, including a Network Super Admin's, and take over that account through the password-reset flow.
Assigner
WPScan
WPScan
Published
2026-10-23
2026-10-23
Updated
2026-10-23
2026-10-23
Reserved
2026-10-17
2026-10-17
Affected
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Profile Builder | < 4.0.5 (affected)
others: unaffected |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b7d1fd86-3927-4cf2-88ed-46401e347320/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Full CVE JSON record (5.2)
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