CVE-2025-13642
ProfilePress <= 4.16.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
mediumImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
5.4
CVSS Score
5.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
4.16.8
Patched in
2d
Time to patch
Description
The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.16.7 due to insufficient input sanitization on the `type` parameter in the form preview functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes via the `pp_preview_form` endpoint.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=4.16.7PublishedDecember 8, 2025
Last updatedDecember 9, 2025
Affected pluginwp-user-avatar
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