TI-2023-02292 Aliases CVE-2023-2439 GHSA-pj8j-f4gx-wrgf

Cross-site scripting in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-01-31 · Updated 2025-06-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'userpro' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin	5.1.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin Vendor— Affected 5.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro::::::wordpress::*	before 5.1.6	Vulnerable	DeluxeThemes

cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.1.6 Vulnerable ·DeluxeThemes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2439
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj8j-f4gx-wrgf

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21cb424c-4efd-4c12-a08a-6d574f118c28?source=cve

Other 1

https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681

TI-2017-12173 The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin"… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-02290 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-02301 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-23569 WordPress UserPro plugin <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-05536 UserPro <= 5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-02293 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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