XSS in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder
CVE-2022-0653
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.004
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/02/reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-pat… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0653?
- CVE-2022-0653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0653?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0653 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.