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.

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 w…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cozmoslabs Profile_builder
Cozmoslabs Profile Builder – User & Registration Forms — versions 3.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.