CVE-2026-85658

Received Received - Intake

Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in ProfilePress WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-09-19

Last updated on: 2026-09-19

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

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, 4.17.2 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 authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

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Published

2026-09-19

Last Modified

2026-09-19

Generated

2026-09-20

AI Q&A

2026-09-20

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-85658

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wpbrilliance	profilepress	to 4.17.2 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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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Executive Summary

The vulnerability is in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin. It allows authenticated users with subscriber access or higher to execute arbitrary shortcodes due to improper input validation before running do_shortcode. This can lead to unauthorized actions or content manipulation.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to run malicious shortcodes, potentially gaining unauthorized access, modifying content, or performing actions with the privileges of the logged-in user. This could compromise the website's integrity or expose sensitive data.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access or modification, violating GDPR's data protection requirements or HIPAA's security rules. Non-compliance may result in legal penalties or reputational damage.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the ProfilePress plugin to the latest version beyond 4.17.2 to patch the arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability. If immediate update is not possible, consider disabling the plugin temporarily or restricting subscriber-level access to prevent exploitation.

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