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CVE-2026-123659: ProfilePress (WordPress plugin) · Incorrect Authorization

Affects ProfilePress (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 4.17.6 when convenient.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 08:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (WPScan)CVSS 3.15.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.17.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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 the ProfilePress plugin to version 4.17.6 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2026-123659 is a medium severity vulnerability in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin before version 4.17.6. It allows unauthenticated users to bypass restrictions on role and user meta filters in member directories, enabling them to list accounts that were intended to be hidden and recover user meta values of those users. This issue is due to incorrect authorization checks. The vulnerability is fixed in version 4.17.6.

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