---
id: CVE-2026-19848
title: >-
  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 i…
summary: >-
  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 i…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
published: '2026-08-21'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T15:10:00.103'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19848'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/362f4ed7-9637-4786-a72b-a48e9a12b9ff/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00306
epssPercentile: 0.23231
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T18:52:09.914Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.