{"id":"CVE-2026-66047","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66047","summary":"ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar) WordPress plugin before 4.17.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to install and activate…","details":"ProfilePress (wp-user-avatar) WordPress plugin before 4.17.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins by brute-forcing a weak 32-bit connect token via the ppress_connect_process AJAX handler. Attackers can supply a caller-controlled URL through the file request parameter to trigger silent plugin installation and activation, achieving PHP code execution as the web-server user.","published":"2026-08-31T14:46:41.174Z","modified":"2026-08-31T14:46:41.174Z","cvss":{"score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"FIX","url":"https://profilepress.com/changelog/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatar/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/profilepress-wordpress-plugin-unauthenticated-arbitrary-plugin-installation-rce"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-31T14:46:41.174Z"}}