FKIE_CVE-2026-19848

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-21 12:16 - Updated: 2026-08-21 13:16
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/362f4ed7-9637-4786-a72b-a48e9a12b9ff/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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