CVE-2025-2314
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages via plugin shortcodes. When other users visit pages containing these injected scripts, the scripts execute in their browsers. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the User Profile Builder plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator credentials, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, redirect users to phishing pages, or display unwanted content.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls limiting contributor accounts and regular security monitoring, impact is limited to potential defacement or minor script injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once attacker has contributor-level credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.13.7
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3268402/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'User Profile Builder' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 3.13.7+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove Contributor Access
allTemporarily remove contributor-level access from untrusted users until patch is applied.
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the User Profile Builder plugin if not essential for site functionality.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit contributor accounts to trusted users only
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads in plugin shortcodes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → User Profile Builder version. If version is 3.13.5 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='profile-builder' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 3.13.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with profile-builder parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor-level login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing suspicious script tags in profile-builder shortcode parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("profile-builder" OR "wppb_") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")