---
id: CVE-2026-76546
title: >-
  The User Profile Builder  WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not escape the
  output of one of its optional shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as
  contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user
  viewin…
summary: >-
  The User Profile Builder  WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not escape the
  output of one of its optional shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as
  contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user
  viewin…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-08-29'
updated: '2026-08-30'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76546'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c67d682-3e11-4fcd-9aae-ab7895d5da67/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00235
epssPercentile: 0.14802
ingestedAt: '2026-08-30T07:49:07.144Z'
---

## Overview

The User Profile Builder  WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not escape the output of one of its optional shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user viewing the affected content, including administrators. The shortcode is not enabled by default.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.