Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-19848ProfilePress < 4.17.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Display Name
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in ProfilePress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | ProfilePress | 0 – before 4.17.1 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/362f4ed7-9637-4786-a72b-a48e9a12b9ff/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description