WordPress · Profilepress · CVE-2026-18385
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
ProfilePress versions prior to 4.16.20
**Description**
Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above can execute arbitrary shortcodes. This occurs because the software fails to properly validate values before executing the `do shortcode()` function. The issue persists despite partial mitigations using `strip shortcodes()` on `[profile-first-name]` and `[profile-last-name]`, as these can be bypassed via the `[profile-display-name format="first last names"]` render path, the `[profile-bio]` render path, or the double-bracket escape sequence `[[tag]]`.
**Recommendations**
Update to a version newer than 4.16.19.