PT-2021-20589 · WordPress · Profilepress

Chloe Chamberland · Published 2021-07-05 · Updated 2025-09-22 · CVE-2021-34622

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ProfilePress WordPress plugin versions 3.0.0 through 3.1.3

Description: A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file made it possible for users to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator while editing their profile.

Recommendations: For versions 3.0.0 through 3.1.3, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent privilege escalation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the EditUserProfile.php file until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-34622

Affected Products

Profilepress

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exploitable-critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-profilepress-plugin · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34622 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1970125978732261732 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3770 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17293 · Telegram Post