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
Affected versions: *-3.15.5
Vulnerability type: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected software, patched versions and attribution
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'.
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
Affected versions: *-3.15.5
Patched versions: 3.15.6
Researcher credit: type5afe
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- Published
- March 30, 2026
- CVSS
- 4.3