CVE-2026-96518

MEDIUM 5.9

WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.9

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Missing Authorization vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.17.3.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	properfraction
Product	profilepress
Published	Oct 9, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

properfraction / ProfilePress

0 ≤ 4.17.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-avatar/vulnerability/wordpress-profilepress-plugin-4-17-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack)