# CVE-2026-119473: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.17.7 - Content Injection vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-07. Updated: 2026-11-07.

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.

## Remediation

- fix: Update the WordPress ProfilePress plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.18.0). (source: CNA: Patchstack)

## Affected products and versions

- properfraction / ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar): ≥ 0; ≤ 4.17.7 (affected, custom); unaffected at 4.18.0. Source: CNA: Patchstack

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 4.3 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: Patchstack

- CVSS 3.1: 4.3 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N; source: NVD: audit@patchstack.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-80

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-avatar/vulnerability/wordpress-profilepress-plugin-4-17-7-content-injection-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve (CNA: Patchstack; vdb-entry)

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-avatar/vulnerability/wordpress-profilepress-plugin-4-17-7-content-injection-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve (audit@patchstack.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: Patchstack: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119473; retrieved 2026-11-07; source updated 2026-11-07

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119473; retrieved 2026-11-07; source updated 2026-11-07

Revision: 4b7183ca3bf691d6b5a254cf9ac05de0ee0ff599f7c0625a329680dc78c3a44d

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-119473

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