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CVE-2024-13120: The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content Wo

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MEDIUM 4.8UPGRADE

CVE-2024-13120 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting profilepress. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content WordPress plugin before 4.15.20 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why this priority

  • Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score4.8 (Medium)
Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges neededHigh
User interactionRequired
EPSS exploit chance0.4% (top 69%)
CISA exploited listNo
WeaknessCWE-79
Published2025-02-13
Last modified2026-06-17
Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: properfraction

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Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

properfraction profilepress UPGRADE
Affected: < 4.15.20
Fixed in: 4.15.20
Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release
1. Check installed version
apt-cache policy profilepress || rpm -q profilepress || profilepress --version
2. UPGRADE to 4.15.20 (Debian / Ubuntu)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade profilepress
2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)
sudo dnf upgrade profilepress
Note
Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.
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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-13120?

profilepress: upgrade to 4.15.20. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-13120 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13120 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-13120 affect?

CVE-2024-13120 affects profilepress. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content WordPress plugin before 4.15.20 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as ad

How urgent is CVE-2024-13120?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

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