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CVE-2026-119473: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.7 - Content Injection vulnerability

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.27% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: properfraction ProfilePress 4.18.0.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to properfraction ProfilePress 4.18.0 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Code Injection.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.17.7.

Published
Nov 7, 2026
Updated
Nov 9, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 20th percentile

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Action score

17

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Patchstack
4.3
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Is ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content on your site?

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • properfraction ProfilePress

    • up to and including 4.17.7affectedfixed in 4.18.0

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-34621ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
    60This week
  • CVE-2021-34624ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in File Uploader Component
    41Plan
  • CVE-2021-34623ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-96337Oct 9, 2026 · WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-96518Oct 9, 2026 · WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    23Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-39733Nov 7, 2026 · WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.7 - Content Injection vulnerability
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
properfraction ProfilePress4.18.0Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. Fix recordedsame day
  3. TodayNov 13, 2026+6 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-397330 days apartWordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.7 - Content Injection vulnerability
    21Monitor

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-80 · Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Exploit maturity— → none
  3. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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