Description
The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several form fields in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Published: 2022-12-23
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52010 The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several form fields in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title ProfilePress <= 4.5.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form Settings
Weaknesses CWE-79
References

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Properfraction Profilepress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:49:12.498Z

Reserved: 2022-12-23T15:08:03.416Z

Link: CVE-2022-4698

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:40.144Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-23T16:15:13.430

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:35.587

Link: CVE-2022-4698

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses