Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96337 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96337 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96337?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 9 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Properfraction ProfilePress through 4.17.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96337?
- Yes: fixed in 4.17.4. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-96337 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96337?
- Check whether you run Properfraction 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: 4.17.4
Technical details
A broken access control vulnerability exists in ProfilePress wp-user-avatar where authorization checks are not properly enforced on sensitive operations. An attacker with subscriber-level privileges can bypass access controls to access pages or perform actions restricted to higher privilege levels. The vulnerability affects versions up to 4.17.3 and is fixed in version 4.17.4.
Affected products
- properfraction ProfilePress through 4.17.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-09: disclosed
- 2026-10-02: patched: Version 4.17.4 released