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CVE-2023-41954: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team ProfilePress allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.13.1.

Affected products

• properfraction Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – : before 4.13.2 — fixed in 4.13.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: properfraction Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – 4.13.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-avatar/wordpress-profilepress-plugin-4-13-1-unauthenticated-limited-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-avatar/wordpress-profilepress-plugin-4-13-1-unauthenticated-limited-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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