The ProfilePress WordPress plugin before 4.17.1 does not strip shortcodes from two of its profile fields before rendering them on public pages, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store shortcodes that are then executed when the page is viewed, disclosing a chosen user's email address, login and registration date.
CVE-2026-19848
MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-21. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, ghsa
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(high)
- EG Risk
- 44(Track)EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 21, 2026
Last Modified
August 21, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Aug 21, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available
ProfilePress < 4.17.1 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Display Name | CVE 2026-19848 | Plugin Vulnerabilities
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/362f4ed7-9637-4786-a72b-a48e9a12b9ff/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-19848(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-21 13:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 13:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-21 13:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-21 12:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 11:55 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 11:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-19848?
CVE-2026-19848 is a medium vulnerability published on August 21, 2026. The ProfilePress WordPress plugin before 4.17.1 does not strip shortcodes from two of its profile fields before rendering them on public pages, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store shortcodes that are then executed when the page is viewed, disclosing a chosen user's email address, login and…
When was CVE-2026-19848 disclosed?
CVE-2026-19848 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-19848?
CVE-2026-19848 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-19848?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-19848, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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