{"id":"CVE-2026-5523","aliases":["EUVD-2026-42506","GHSA-c9hw-vrgh-hh3m"],"status":"published","title":"Divi Form Builder \u003c= 5.1.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation via User Profile Update Form","description":"The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This is due to the update_user() function accepting a user ID parameter from form submissions without verifying that the authenticated user has permission to edit that specific user account, and the handle_register_submission() function only checking if any user is logged in rather than validating permissions for the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address and password of any user account, including administrators, resulting in complete account takeover.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00442,"percentile":0.38704,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-639"],"published":"2026-07-09T04:32:54Z","modified":"2026-10-25T17:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"divi engine","product":"divi form builder"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb158acc-69d7-4a7d-b356-7de1f6b37019?source=cve"},{"url":"https://diviengine.com/divi-form-builder-changelog/"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5523"},{"url":"https://diviengine.com/divi-form-builder-changelog"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9hw-vrgh-hh3m"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-5523","title":"Divi Form Builder \u003c= 5.1.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation via User Profile Update Form","description":"The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This is due to the update_user() function accepting a user ID parameter from form submissions without verifying that the authenticated user has permission to edit that specific user account, and the handle_register_submission() function only checking if any user is logged in rather than validating permissions for the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address and password of any user account, including administrators, resulting in complete account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T04:32:54.346Z","modified":"2026-07-09T12:52:15.148Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-639"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:39:27.849196Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-42506","description":"The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. 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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address and password of any user account, including administrators, resulting in complete account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T04:32:54Z","modified":"2026-07-09T12:52:15Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:04.523855Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-c9hw-vrgh-hh3m","title":"The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up...","description":"The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. 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