CVE-2026-66047
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-7p89-vxx8-4q67 ↗EUVD-2026-68577 ↗
description
ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar) versions before 4.17.2 are affected. An unauthenticated attacker who can guess the weak connect token can cause arbitrary plugin installation and activation, potentially resulting in code execution as the web-server user.
mitigation
Update ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar) to version 4.17.2 or later. Until updated, restrict unauthenticated access to the affected site's AJAX endpoint where operationally feasible.
fixed in 4.17.2
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-08-31 14:46Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-66047
- 2026-09-16vulncheck_kev: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-09-16 00:00Z
this entry in the feed
GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-66047
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published 2026-10-03 21:18Z
last change 2026-10-21 22:34Z
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