CVE-2026-3139

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.15.5 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Author Reassignment via Avatar Field

Published Mar 31, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 via the wppb_save_avatar_value() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to reassign ownership of arbitrary posts and attachments by changing 'post_author'.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cozmoslabs
Cozmoslabs user Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Cozmoslabs
Cozmoslabs user Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.15.5 via the wppb_save_avatar_value() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to reassign ownership of arbitrary posts and attachments by changing 'post_author'.
Title User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.15.5 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Author Reassignment via Avatar Field
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:01 PM
Reserved
Feb 24, 2026, 5:41 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 31, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Jul 25, 2026, 10:10 AM