CVE-2024-2861: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in properfraction Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress
The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ProfilePress User Panel widget in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-2861 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 4.15.8. The issue is due to improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the User Panel widget, which fails to sanitize and escape input correctly. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages rendered by the ProfilePress User Panel widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the injected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of page content. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no direct availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the ProfilePress User Panel widget. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2024-2861: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in properfraction Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress
Description
The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ProfilePress User Panel widget in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-2861 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 4.15.8. The issue is due to improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the User Panel widget, which fails to sanitize and escape input correctly. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages rendered by the ProfilePress User Panel widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the injected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of page content. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no direct availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the ProfilePress User Panel widget. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-24T17:25:11.170Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6db7b7ef31ef0b58b5f7
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:46:31 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:08:55 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 9:26:25 AM
Views: 13
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