CVE-2021-24450: The User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.8 did not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving them and o

medium Affects profilepress (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-08-02; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.8 did not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving them and o

Package: profilepress (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.1.8
Fixed in: 3.1.8
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.1th percentile)
Published: 2021-08-02
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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