Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content <= 4.17.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'eup_bio' Biography Field (Entity-Encoded Shortcode Bracket)
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-85658 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-19 08:16:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-19 14:17:00 UTC |
| Description | The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.17.2 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.003610000 probability, percentile 0.298520000 (date 2026-09-20)
Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-94 CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 4.17.2 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8486d1d-8a76-446e-867b-8db32... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/ShortcodeParser/Fronte... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Classes/EditUserProfil... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Functions/GlobalFuncti... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/ShortcodeParser/Builde... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Themes/DragDrop/Profil... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3682604/wp-user-avatar/trunk/src/ShortcodeParser/Bu... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| 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: Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan) (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-09-04T13:49:00.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-09-18T18:58:39.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.