---
id: CVE-2026-54854
title: WordPress Profile Builder plugin <= 4.0.5 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
summary: Contributor Privilege Escalation in Profile Builder <= 4.0.5 versions.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-266
vendor: Cozmoslabs
product: profile-builder
affected:
  - profile-builder >= n/a <= 4.0.5
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-30T18:46:01.663115Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T19:00:19.289Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54854'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/profile-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-profile-builder-plugin-4-0-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0024
epssPercentile: 0.15276
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.403Z'
---

## Overview

Contributor Privilege Escalation in Profile Builder <= 4.0.5 versions.

## Affected

- `profile-builder >= n/a <= 4.0.5`

## Remediation

Update to 4.0.6 or a higher version.