# CVE-2023-41954: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin due to improper privilege management.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f3p6-32mj-fj25

## What is CVE-2023-41954?

CVE-2023-41954 is a high-severity vulnerability in ProfilePress, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team ProfilePress allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.13.1.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41954?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Properfraction Profilepress.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41954?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41954 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-41954 exists.

Public exploit code:

- ProfilePress <= 4.13.1 — Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-41954.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in 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-2024-9947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9947/): ProfilePress - Pro <= 4.11.1 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41954 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41954 is a high-severity vulnerability in ProfilePress, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-41954 exists.

Affected product: 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-2023-41954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41954/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41954
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41954
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41954

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41954/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.