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critical·Product Based Web Vulnerabilities·Updated Aug 19, 2026

User Profile Builder 3.16.4 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass

Est. Time~10 seconds
Scan TypeGroup Scan
Targetsdomain, subdomain, ipv4
CostFree
2.6k
Times Used
continuous scan runs
0
Continuously Checked
assets under CS
0
Vulnerabilities Found
confirmed findings
References
CVECVE-2026-15826
9.8
CVSScritical
Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

The User Profile Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Type Confusion in versions up to, and including, 3.16.4. This is due to the wppb_log_in_user() function calling absint() on the return value of wp_insert_user() before performing an is_wp_error() check — when a registration is submitted with a 61–70 character username, WordPress core rejects it with a WP_Error object, but absint() coerces that object to the integer 1 before the error check can short-circuit execution, causing the plugin to bind and return a transient-backed autologin nonce tied to user ID 1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as the site's Administrator account (user ID 1), resulting in full administrative takeover of the site.

Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req.
None
User Interaction
None
Affected
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editorby cozmoslabs
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Updated Sep 9, 2026View on NVD →

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