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CVE-2026-41556 properfraction CVE debrief

A Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in ProfilePress plugin versions up to 4.16.13. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level.

Vendor: properfraction
Product: ProfilePress
CVSS: MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-15
Original CVE updated: 2026-06-15
Advisory published: 2026-06-15
Advisory updated: 2026-06-15

Who should care

Users of ProfilePress plugin versions up to 4.16.13 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the ProfilePress plugin, which allows subscribers to inject malicious scripts. The CVSS vector for this vulnerability is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Defensive priority

medium

Recommended defensive actions

Update ProfilePress plugin to a version higher than 4.16.13.
Refer to the vendor's advisory at resourceLinkAnnotations with id 'ref-4' for more information and mitigation steps.

Evidence notes

The CVE record for CVE-2026-41556 was obtained from the official CVE website resourceLinkAnnotations with id 'cve-org'. The vulnerability details were obtained from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) resourceLinkAnnotations with id 'nvd' and Patchstack resourceLinkAnnotations with id 'ref-4'.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

CVE-2026-41556 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41556

CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
CVE-2026-41556 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41556

NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.