Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-21
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Profilepress
Profilepress profilepress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-79
Vendors & Products Profilepress
Profilepress profilepress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-74
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title ProfilePress < 4.17.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Display Name
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Profilepress Profilepress
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:46:34.584Z

Reserved: 2026-08-14T08:21:06.200Z

Link: CVE-2026-19848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:45:47.137Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T12:16:24.980

Modified: 2026-08-21T13:16:56.637

Link: CVE-2026-19848

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T13:30:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

  • CWE-74

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')