---
id: "CVE-2026-54853"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-54853"]
title: "Profile Builder WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cozmoslabs", "package", "profile-builder", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T15:17:23+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T15:25:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T15:26:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54853", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T15:25:40+00:00"}]
---

# Profile Builder WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control

Profile Builder, a WordPress plugin by Cozmoslabs, has a missing authorization check that lets access control settings be exploited through incorrect configuration. The sources say it affects versions through 4.0.5 and rate it medium (CVSS 5.3).

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Profile Builder plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins.
- Compare the version against `4.0.5`; the sources say versions through `4.0.5` are affected.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T15:25:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54853

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder profile-builder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Profile Builder: from n/a through 4.0.5.

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