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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-0653

cozmoslabs profile_builder Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published Sep 19, 2024 · catalog updated Sep 19, 2024 · cozmoslabs profile_builder Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2022-0653 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm cozmoslabs profile_builder Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (cozmoslabs profile_builder Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.70%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated profile_builder · vendor cozmoslabs profile_builder

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 which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 3.6.1.

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  • stated profile_builder<= 3.6.1
  • vendor cozmoslabs profile_builderversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-0653

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-0653 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm cozmoslabs profile_builder Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 3.6.1. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.70%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 19, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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 which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects

  2. Sep 19, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-0653

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-0653

    30-day exploitation probability 2.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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 which allows attackers to inject arbitrary

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.