ProfilePress <= 4.15.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via profilepress-edit-profile Shortcode
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-1806 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-03-13 16:15:27 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:20:52 UTC |
| Description | The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.002600000 probability, percentile 0.493410000 (date 2026-04-12)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Properfraction | Profilepress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Properfraction | Paid Membership Plugin Ecommerce User Registration Form Login Form User Profile Restrict Content ProfilePress | affected 4.15.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3b9d0ab-d785-4e93-9ab8-f7567... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.15.0/src/ShortcodeParser/EditPr... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Product |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: wesley (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-02-23T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
Legacy QID Mappings
- 150848 WordPress ProfilePress Plugin: Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1806)