---
title: "CVE-2026-92536: ProfilePress WordPress Plugin - Information Disclosure"
description: "ProfilePress WordPress plugin <= 4.17.4 contains a sensitive information exposure caused by improper handling of user profile data in get_user_profile_structure, letting authenticated attackers with subscriber access and unauthenticated attackers extract user emails, login names, and registration dates via crafted shortcodes, exploit requires subscriber access or enabled users_can_register option."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92536/
---

# CVE-2026-92536 ProfilePress WordPress Plugin - Information Disclosure

ProfilePress WordPress plugin <= 4.17.4 contains a sensitive information exposure caused by improper handling of user profile data in get\_user\_profile\_structure, letting authenticated attackers with subscriber access and unauthenticated attackers extract user emails, login names, and registration dates via crafted shortcodes, exploit requires subscriber access or enabled users\_can\_register option.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.63% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92536)

## Details

Type

Information Disclosure

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

3 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 4.17.4.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92536](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92536)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Functions/GlobalFunctions.php#L1715](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Functions/GlobalFunctions.php#L1715)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/ShortcodeParser/FrontendProfileTag.php#L140](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/ShortcodeParser/FrontendProfileTag.php#L140)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1340aeb3-12a0-4965-95db-45d753935812?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1340aeb3-12a0-4965-95db-45d753935812?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php#L342](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php#L342)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php#L131](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php#L131)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/ShortcodeParser/Builder/GlobalShortcodes.php#L165](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/ShortcodeParser/Builder/GlobalShortcodes.php#L165)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/ShortcodeParser/MemberDirectoryTag.php#L237](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/ShortcodeParser/MemberDirectoryTag.php#L237)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Themes/DragDrop/MemberDirectoryListing.php#L145](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Themes/DragDrop/MemberDirectoryListing.php#L145)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Themes/DragDrop/ProfileFieldListing.php#L184](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.4/src/Themes/DragDrop/ProfileFieldListing.php#L184)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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