7.3highHigh
CVE-2026-82607
A vulnerability was found in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder Plugin up to 3.16.1 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function wppb_ajax_simple_avatar of the file /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php of the component Avatar Simple Upload AJAX Handler. Performing a manipulation results in unrestricted upload. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 3.16.2 is sufficient to resolve this issue. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- CVSS v4
- 5.5
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Assigned by
- cna@vuldb.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-08-31
- Last modified
- 2026-08-31
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://ciphersecuritylabs.com/research/articles/when-the-browser-is-the-only-bouncer-unauthenticated-media-upload-in-profile-builder
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82607
- https://vuldb.com/submit/892841
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/397108
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/397108/cti
- https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/profile-builder/free-changelog/