The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.
CVE-2021-24522 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress. It affects Versions up to 3.1.10 and is fixed in 3.1.11.
CVE-2021-24522 is tracked for the Plugin Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 3.1.10. Update Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress to 3.1.11 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-user-avatar
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-24522 |
| Patched Versions |
3.1.11
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.1.10
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload
ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) 3.0.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) 3.0.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
ProfilePress <= 4.16.11 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Subscription Cancellation/Expiration
ProfilePress <= 4.13.1 - Limited Privilege Escalation via 'acceptable_defined_roles'
ProfilePress <= 4.5.3 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting
ProfilePress <= 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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