# CVE-2026-123656: ProfilePress WordPress plugin access control bypass via REST API

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-123656-the-profilepress-wordpress-plugin-before-4-17-6-does-not  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-11. Updated: 2026-11-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-123656 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-11

ProfilePress is a WordPress plugin that manages user profiles and content access restrictions. The plugin fails to properly enforce content protection rules when pages are accessed through the REST API, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read content that should be restricted to authorized users. This could expose sensitive information such as private articles, documents, or user data.

Technologies: [ProfilePress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/profilepress). Vendors: [ProfilePress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/profilepress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-123656 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-123656 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-123656?** Informational severity, published 11 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ProfilePress before 4.17.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-123656?** Yes: fixed in 4.17.6. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-123656 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-123656?** Check whether you run ProfilePress at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 4.17.6

## Technical details

The plugin incorrectly evaluates content protection rule conditions when content is rendered outside the main query context, specifically via WordPress REST API endpoints. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this access control bypass to retrieve restricted content. The vulnerability exists in versions before 4.17.6.

## Affected products

- ProfilePress ProfilePress before 4.17.6

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09: disclosed
- 2026-11-11: advisory

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a670095-e8c7-4317-a929-a896d01ee648/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a670095-e8c7-4317-a929-a896d01ee648/)

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