# CVE-2022-47444: WordPress ProfilePress Plugin <= 4.4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5gq-rxm3-279g

## What is CVE-2022-47444?

CVE-2022-47444 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin <= 4.5.3 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47444?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Properfraction Profilepress.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-47444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-47444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress

- [CVE-2021-34621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34621/): ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-34622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34622/): ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-34623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34623/): ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-34624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34624/): ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in File Uploader Component (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-41954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41954/): WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation vulnerability (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-47444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-47444 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47444/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-47444

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47444/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.