CVE-2025-13642 json
ProfilePress <= 4.16.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
published 11mo ago modified 8d ago also EUVD-2025-201936
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- profilepress profilepress 4.16.8
- profilepress user_registration,_login_form,_user_profile_&_membership 4.16.8
- properfraction profilepress 4.16.8
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- properfraction Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4736d139-814e-4eeb-91e8-5ee41fc35a8f?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-avatar/trunk/src/Classes/FormPreviewHandler.php#L71
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-avatar/trunk/src/Classes/FormPreviewHandler.php#L15
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3408055/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-13642
- NVD CVE-2025-13642
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