CVE-2025-8878
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Publication date: 2025-08-16

Last updated on: 2025-08-18

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.16.4. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
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Published
2025-08-16
Last Modified
2025-08-18
Generated
2026-05-27
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2025-08-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-25
NVD
CVE-2025-8878
EUVD
EUVD-2025-28807
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
wordpress wp_user_avatar 4.16.5
wordpress wp_user_avatar 4.16.4
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CWE ID Description
CWE-94 The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin (versions up to 4.16.4) and allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. It occurs because the plugin does not properly validate input before running the do_shortcode function, enabling attackers to run unintended actions via shortcode execution.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or information disclosure within the affected WordPress site. This could compromise the integrity and confidentiality of the site data.


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