User Profile Builder Plugin up to 3.14.3 on WordPress GDPR Communication Preferences gdpr_communication_preferences cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in User Profile Builder Plugin up to 3.14.3 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts the function gdpr_communication_preferences of the component GDPR Communication Preferences Module. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-8896. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in User Profile Builder Plugin up to 3.14.3 on WordPress. Affected is the function gdpr_communication_preferences of the component GDPR Communication Preferences Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gdpr_communication_preferences[]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is only exploitable when the GDPR Communication Preferences module is enabled and at least one GDPR Communication Preferences field has been added to the edit profile form.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-8896. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-25075). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/19/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-8896 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320340
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2025 23:17
Updated: 08/19/2025 08:59
Changes: 08/15/2025 23:17 (52), 08/16/2025 09:30 (12), 08/16/2025 10:16 (1), 08/19/2025 08:59 (1)
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