ProfilePress < 3.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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, Login Form, User Profile & Membership WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape the ppress_cc_data parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of an admin dashboard page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Why it matters now
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, Login Form, User Profile & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) | 3.2.3 to before 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) VendorUnknown Affected 3.2.3 to before 3.2.3 Fixed in 3.2.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:profilepress:user_registration\,_login_form\,_user_profile_\&_membership:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | ProfilePress |
- cpe:2.3:a:profilepress:user_registration\,_login_form\,_user_profile_\&_membership:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·ProfilePress
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) (Unknown) Fixed in 3.2.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) 3.2.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-07234 ProfilePress < 3.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24954
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhc5-mpp2-4rmp
References
More ProfilePress User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07234 ProfilePress < 3.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-24954 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24954 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhc5-mpp2-4rmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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