Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-31
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title ProfilePress WordPress Plugin < 4.17.2 Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation RCE
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-330
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T14:46:41.174Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T20:45:17.817Z

Link: CVE-2026-66047

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-31T15:17:37.503

Modified: 2026-08-31T15:17:37.503

Link: CVE-2026-66047

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function

  • CWE-330

    Use of Insufficiently Random Values