CVE-2026-96337 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-96337: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Properfraction

Product ProfilePress

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published October 9, 2026

Last update October 9, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 9, 2026 CVE published

October 9, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96337 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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