CVE-2026-96518 PUBLISHED

WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 23.09.2026 Published: 09.10.2026 Updated: 09.10.2026

Missing Authorization vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.17.3.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	properfraction
Product	ProfilePress
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 4.17.3 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress ProfilePress plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.17.4).

Credits

Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-avatar/vulnerability/wordpress-profilepress-plugin-4-17-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Missing Authorization CWE

Impacts

Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels