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
No
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
PR
ProfilePress · properfraction
through 4.17.3 · source: vendor
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
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