ProfilePress < 3.1.11 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in tabbed login/register widget
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01545 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) (Unknown): 3.1.11
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) | 3.1.11 to before 3.1.11 | 3.1.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) VendorUnknown Affected 3.1.11 to before 3.1.11 Fixed in 3.1.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:properfraction:profilepress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.1.11 | Vulnerable | properfraction |
- cpe:2.3:a:properfraction:profilepress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.1.11 Vulnerable ·properfraction
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) (Unknown) Fixed in 3.1.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24522
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hqj-g24g-vjcr
References
More properfraction Profilepress vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13635 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13638 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in File Uploader Component CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13637 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13636 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-12168 ProfilePress < 4.15.20 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-12167 ProfilePress < 4.15.20 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24522 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24522 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6hqj-g24g-vjcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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