WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

ProfilePress < 4.16.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

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.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.16.8

References

Classification

Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Nguyen Ngoc Quang Bach (maysbachs)
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-12-08 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2025-12-09 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-12-09 (about 5 months ago)

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