CVE-2026-96518: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium severity · published Oct 9, 2026

CVE-2026-96518

WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

5.9

CVSS

0.2%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

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.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

ProfilePress · properfraction

through 4.17.3 · source: vendor

Affected product

ProfilePress

properfraction

All ProfilePress CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96518

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96518

vdb-entry

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