CVE-2022-0653 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 3.6.1. This flaw stems from insufficient sanitization of the site_url parameter, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) via a specially crafted link, potentially leading to information disclosure (C:L) and integrity compromise (I:L). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/ExploitDB modules, Nuclei templates exist, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.