---
id: "CVE-2026-119473"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119473"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119473"]
title: "ProfilePress WordPress plugin: basic XSS lets attackers inject scripts"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "profilepress", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T10:17:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T10:46:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T10:48:58+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119473", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T10:46:40+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# ProfilePress WordPress plugin: basic XSS lets attackers inject scripts

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119473 (this .md is for agents)

ProfilePress, a WordPress user profile and avatar plugin, fails to neutralize script tags in a web page, a basic cross-site scripting flaw. An attacker can inject code that runs in other users' browsers on affected sites.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed ProfilePress version in the WordPress admin plugins list or `wp plugin get profilepress --field=version`
- Confirm whether the site runs ProfilePress at all

## Fix

- ProfilePress: versions after `4.17.7` per the sources; the exact fixed version is unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T10:46:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119473

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Code Injection.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.17.7.

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