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CVE-2026-123656: ProfilePress (WordPress plugin) · Improper Access Control

Affects ProfilePress (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 4.17.6 soon.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.17.6

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ProfilePress (WordPress plugin) to 4.17.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ProfilePressAffected
  • <4.17.6
Fixed in
  • 4.17.6

AI-suggested

Upgrade ProfilePress to version 4.17.6 or later, where this improper access control vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated or required.

Description

ProfilePress WordPress plugin versions before 4.17.6 contain an improper access control vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthenticated users to bypass content protection rules when content is rendered outside the main query, enabling unauthorized reading of protected page content via the REST API. The issue is fixed in version 4.17.6.

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