ProfilePress Plugin up to 4.17.0 on WordPress Shortcode injection

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in ProfilePress Plugin up to 4.17.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-19848. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in ProfilePress Plugin up to 4.17.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-19848 since 08/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1055.

Upgrading to version 4.17.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• ProfilePress Plugin

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• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9
• 4.10
• 4.11
• 4.12
• 4.13
• 4.14
• 4.15
• 4.16
• 4.17.0

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