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CVE-2026-123659 ProfilePress < 4.17.6 - Unauthenticated Member Directory Role Restriction Bypass and User Meta Disclosure

5.3 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (5.3) in unknown profilepress. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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The ProfilePress WordPress plugin before 4.17.6 does not restrict the role and user meta filters its member directories accept to those configured by the administrator, allowing unauthenticated users to list accounts a directory was set to hide and to recover user meta values of listed users.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.3 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 24th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-11. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
OWASP Top 10
A01:2025 Broken Access Control
Published
Modified
Assigned by
WPScan (CNA)
NVD analysis
Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
Record from
the NVD, synced

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  1. The NVD deferred its analysis

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