CVE-2026-123656 ProfilePress < 4.17.6 - Unauthenticated Restricted Content Disclosure via REST API
Unauthenticated users can read ProfilePress-protected content via the REST API when content protection rules are applied.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Harmful if only installed
- No
- Needs a specific call
- No
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-123656?
CVE-2026-123656 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown ProfilePress, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ProfilePress WordPress plugin before 4.17.6 does not correctly evaluate some of its content protection rule conditions when content is rendered outside the main query, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of pages protected by such rules via the REST API.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123656?
Only installations with a non-default setting turned on are exposed.
How do I fix CVE-2026-123656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-123656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-123656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgcv-pw6q-4vjj.