๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-19848

MEDIUM 6.5

ProfilePress < 4.17.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Display Name

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The ProfilePress WordPress plugin before 4.17.1 does not strip shortcodes from two of its profile fields before rendering them on public pages, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store shortcodes that are then executed when the page is viewed, disclosing a chosen user's email address, login and registration date.

Vendor unknown
Product profilepress
Published Aug 21, 2026
Last Updated Aug 21, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

Unknown / ProfilePress
0 < 4.17.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wpscan.com: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/362f4ed7-9637-4786-a72b-a48e9a12b9ff/

Credits

Jakub Herman WPScan