CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-66047

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.54%

44th percentile - higher than 44% of all known CVEs

Summary

The ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar) WordPress plugin before 4.17.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. Attackers can install and activate arbitrary plugins by brute-forcing a weak 32-bit connect token via the ppress_connect_process AJAX handler, achieving PHP code execution as the web-server user.

Risk Assessment

An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code on the server, potentially leading to full compromise of the site and server.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to version 4.17.2 or later immediately and strengthen connection tokens.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar) WordPress plugin before 4.17.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins by brute-forcing a weak 32-bit connect token via the ppress_connect_process AJAX handler. Attackers can supply a caller-controlled URL through the file request parameter to trigger silent plugin installation and activation, achieving PHP code execution as the web-server user.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS