PLUGIN SECURITY

Is Wp User Avatar safe?

Paid membership & LMS plugin. Sell courses, subscriptions & digital products, paywall content, and add login & registration forms and user profiles.

What this plugin does

  • Slug: wp-user-avatar
  • Author: properfraction
  • 100000+ active installs
  • 62/100 rating (938 reviews on wordpress.org)
  • 15722298 all-time downloads
  • On WordPress.org since 2013-01-14

courseecommercelmsmembershipUser Registration

Maintenance status

  • Last updated: 2026-10-31 9:57am GMT
  • Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.4
  • Requires PHP: 8.0+

Known vulnerabilities

60 known CVEs on file for Wp User Avatar.

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-123657 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.6 Missing Authorization Unknown < 4.17.6 4.17.6 2026-11-11 —
CVE-2026-123656 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.6 Improper Access Control Unknown < 4.17.6 4.17.6 2026-11-11 —
CVE-2026-123661 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] >= 4.16.13 - < 4.17.4 Missing Authorization Unknown 4.16.13–4.17.4 4.17.4 2026-11-11 —
CVE-2026-123659 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.6 Incorrect Authorization Medium 5.3 < 4.17.6 4.17.6 2026-11-11 —
CVE-2026-119473 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.18.0 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) Medium 4.3 < 4.18.0 4.18.0 2026-11-07 —
CVE-2026-39733 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.18.0 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) Medium 5.3 < 4.18.0 4.18.0 2026-11-07 —
CVE-2026-96518 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.4 — Medium 5.9 < 4.17.4 4.17.4 2026-10-09 —
CVE-2026-96337 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.4 — Medium 6.5 < 4.17.4 4.17.4 2026-10-09 —
+ 64 more known vulnerabilities
CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-92551 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 4.17.5 4.17.5 2026-10-02 —
CVE-2026-92536 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.5 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') High 8.8 < 4.17.5 4.17.5 2026-10-02 —
CVE-2026-104003 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.6 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Medium 5.4 < 4.17.6 4.17.6 2026-10-02 —
CVE-2026-66047 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.2 — High 8.1 < 4.17.2 4.17.2 2026-08-31 —
CVE-2026-85658 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.3 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') High 8.1 < 4.17.3 4.17.3 2026-08-31 —
CVE-2026-18385 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.0 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Medium 5.4 < 4.17.0 4.17.0 2026-08-15 —
CVE-2026-19848 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.17.1 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Medium 6.5 < 4.17.1 4.17.1 2026-08-15 —
CVE-2026-13352 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.19 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type High 8.8 < 4.16.19 4.16.19 2026-07-16 —
CVE-2026-10820 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.17 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Unknown < 4.16.17 4.16.17 2026-06-27 —
CVE-2026-41556 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.5 < 4.16.14 4.16.14 2026-04-23 —
CVE-2026-4949 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.13 Missing Authorization Medium 4.3 < 4.16.13 4.16.13 2026-04-15 —
CVE-2025-13642 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.8 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Medium 5.4 < 4.16.8 4.16.8 2025-12-08 —
CVE-2024-13120 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 4.15.20 4.15.20 2025-01-23 —
CVE-2024-13119 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 4.15.20 4.15.20 2025-01-23 —
CVE-2024-13121 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Low 3.5 < 4.15.20 4.15.20 2025-01-23 —
CVE-2023-50882 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.13.3 Missing Authorization Medium 5.3 < 4.13.3 4.13.3 2024-12-09 —
CVE-2024-11083 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.19 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Medium 5.3 < 4.15.19 4.15.19 2024-11-26 —
CVE-2024-10517 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.15 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 4.15.15 4.15.15 2024-11-21 —
CVE-2024-10518 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.15 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 4.15.15 4.15.15 2024-11-21 —
CVE-2024-2861 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.9 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.9 4.15.9 2024-05-22 —
CVE-2024-2867 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.5 Improper Input Validation Medium 5.4 < 4.15.5 4.15.5 2024-04-11 —
CVE-2024-3210 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.6 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.6 4.15.6 2024-04-09 —
CVE-2024-1535 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.3 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.3 4.15.3 2024-03-12 —
CVE-2024-1806 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.1 4.15.1 2024-02-23 —
CVE-2024-1409 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.1 4.15.1 2024-02-22 —
CVE-2024-1408 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.0 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.0 4.15.0 2024-02-19 —
CVE-2024-1570 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.0 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.15.0 4.15.0 2024-02-19 —
CVE-2024-1519 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.15.0 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 4.15.0 4.15.0 2024-02-19 —
CVE-2024-1046 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.14.4 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.14.4 4.14.4 2024-02-01 —
CVE-2023-44150 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.13.3 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor High 7.5 < 4.13.3 4.13.3 2023-10-02 —
CVE-2023-41954 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.13.2 Improper Privilege Management High 8.6 < 4.13.2 4.13.2 2023-09-09 —
CVE-2023-41953 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.13.2 Missing Authorization Medium 5.3 < 4.13.2 4.13.2 2023-09-09 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.11.0 — Unknown < 4.11.0 4.11.0 2023-06-26 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.11.0 — Unknown < 4.11.0 4.11.0 2023-06-23 —
CVE-2023-23830 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.5.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') High 7.1 < 4.5.5 4.5.5 2023-02-21 —
CVE-2023-23820 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.5.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.5 < 4.5.5 4.5.5 2023-02-20 —
CVE-2022-47444 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.5.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') High 7.1 < 4.5.5 4.5.5 2023-01-27 —
CVE-2023-23996 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.5.4 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.9 < 4.5.4 4.5.4 2023-01-20 —
CVE-2022-4698 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.5.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 4.5.1 4.5.1 2022-12-23 —
CVE-2022-4697 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.5.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 4.5.1 4.5.1 2022-12-23 —
CVE-2022-45083 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.4.0 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Medium 6.6 < 4.4.0 4.4.0 2022-12-14 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 3.2.16 — Unknown < 3.2.16 3.2.16 2022-07-22 —
CVE-2021-24954 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 3.2.3 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 3.2.3 3.2.3 2021-11-15 —
CVE-2021-24955 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 3.2.3 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 3.2.3 3.2.3 2021-11-15 —
CVE-2021-24522 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 3.1.11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 3.1.11 3.1.11 2021-08-09 —
CVE-2021-24450 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 3.1.8 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 3.1.8 3.1.8 2021-06-28 —
CVE-2021-34621 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] >= 3.0.0 - <= 3.1.3 Improper Privilege Management Critical 9.8 3.0.0–3.1.4 3.1.4 2021-06-28 —
CVE-2021-34622 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] >= 3.0.0 - <= 3.1.3 Improper Privilege Management High 8.8 3.0.0–3.1.4 3.1.4 2021-06-28 —
CVE-2021-34623 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] >= 3.0.0 - <= 3.1.3 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Critical 9.8 3.0.0–3.1.4 3.1.4 2021-06-28 —
CVE-2021-34624 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] >= 3.0.0 - <= 3.1.3 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Critical 9.8 3.0.0–3.1.4 3.1.4 2021-06-28 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.5 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Medium 6.5 < 4.16.5 4.16.5 0000-00-00 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.12 — Unknown < 4.16.12 4.16.12 0000-00-00 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.12 — Unknown < 4.16.12 4.16.12 0000-00-00 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.12 — Unknown < 4.16.12 4.16.12 0000-00-00 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 4.16.18 — Unknown < 4.16.18 4.16.18 0000-00-00 —
— ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content [wp-user-avatar] < 3.1.11 — Unknown < 3.1.11 3.1.11 — —
— ProfilePress < 3.1.11 - Multiple Vulnerabilities — Unknown < 3.1.11 3.1.11 — —
CVE-2023-41954 ProfilePress < 4.13.2 - Limited Privilege Escalation via 'acceptable_defined_roles' — Unknown < 4.13.2 4.13.2 — —
CVE-2023-41953 ProfilePress < 4.13.2 Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'admin_notice' — Unknown < 4.13.2 4.13.2 — —
CVE-2025-8878 Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress < 4.16.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution — Unknown < 4.16.5 4.16.5 — —
CVE-2026-3453 ProfilePress < 4.16.12 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Subscription Cancellation/Expiration — Unknown < 4.16.12 4.16.12 — —
CVE-2026-3309 Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress < 4.16.12 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Checkout Billing Fields — Unknown < 4.16.12 4.16.12 — —
CVE-2026-3445 ProfilePress < 4.16.12 - Subscriber+ Membership Payment Bypass — Unknown < 4.16.12 4.16.12 — —
CVE-2026-12497 ProfilePress < 4.16.18 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Role Selection — Unknown < 4.16.18 4.16.18 — —

How to fix it

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