What is CVE-2026-19848?

CVE-2026-19848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Profilepress, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-19848?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Profilepress

CVE-2026-19848

The ProfilePress WordPress plugin before 4.17.1 does not strip shortcodes from two of its profile fields before rendering them on public pages, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store shortcodes that are then executed when the page is viewed, disclosing a chosen user's email address, login and registration date.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Profilepress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-19848?: CVE-2026-19848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Profilepress, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-19848?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.