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CVE-2026-3309

Medium
The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all ver
CWE-94 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 4, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 7, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.16.11. This is due to the plugin allowing user-supplied billing field values from the checkout process to be interpolated into shortcode template strings that are subsequently processed without proper sanitization of shortcode syntax. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes by submitting crafted billing field values during the checkout process.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-3309 affects the ProfilePress WordPress plugin (versions ≤4.16.11), allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes through crafted billing field values during checkout. This code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) has a CVSS score of 6.5 and poses significant risk to e-commerce platforms and membership sites operating in Saudi Arabia. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 13, 2026 04:57
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact on Saudi e-commerce sector, particularly affecting online retailers, subscription-based services, and membership platforms. Banking sector at risk if payment processing integrations exist. Government digital services using WordPress for citizen portals vulnerable. Telecom sector (STC, Mobily) if using ProfilePress for billing management. Healthcare providers offering online services. Potential for data exfiltration, malware injection, and unauthorized access to sensitive customer information including payment details and personal data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
E-commerce and Retail Banking and Financial Services Government Digital Services Healthcare and Telemedicine Telecommunications Subscription and Membership Services Education Technology
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Disable the ProfilePress plugin immediately if not critical to operations
2. If plugin is essential, restrict checkout access to authenticated users only via WAF rules
3. Implement input validation on all billing form fields to reject shortcode syntax patterns (detect: '[', ']', 'do_shortcode', 'apply_filters')
4. Enable WordPress security logging and monitor for suspicious shortcode patterns in checkout submissions

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
5. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing shortcode syntax in POST parameters
6. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
7. Use WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) to monitor and block malicious checkout submissions
8. Isolate payment processing from WordPress shortcode engine if possible
9. Regular backup and restore procedures for rapid recovery

DETECTION:
10. Monitor WordPress logs for 'do_shortcode' or bracket patterns in checkout POST data
11. Alert on any shortcode execution from unauthenticated sources
12. Track plugin version and plan immediate upgrade when patch releases
13. Implement file integrity monitoring on plugin files
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تعطيل إضافة ProfilePress فوراً إذا لم تكن حرجة للعمليات
2. إذا كانت الإضافة ضرورية، قيد الوصول إلى الدفع للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط عبر قواعد WAF
3. تطبيق التحقق من صحة المدخلات على جميع حقول نماذج الفواتير لرفض أنماط بناء الجملة المختصرة
4. تفعيل تسجيل أمان WordPress ومراقبة الأنماط المريبة للاختصارات في عمليات الدفع

الضوابط التعويضية:
5. نشر قواعد جدار الحماية (WAF) لحجب الطلبات التي تحتوي على بناء جملة الاختصارات
6. تطبيق رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لتقييد تنفيذ البرامج النصية
7. استخدام إضافات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) لمراقبة وحجب عمليات الدفع الضارة
8. عزل معالجة الدفع عن محرك اختصارات WordPress إن أمكن
9. إجراءات النسخ الاحتياطي والاستعادة المنتظمة للاسترجاع السريع

الكشف:
10. مراقبة سجلات WordPress عن أنماط 'do_shortcode' أو الأقواس في بيانات POST للدفع
11. التنبيه على أي تنفيذ اختصار من مصادر غير مصرح لها
12. تتبع إصدار الإضافة والتخطيط للترقية الفورية عند إصدار التصحيح
13. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على ملفات الإضافة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices and code review ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - User access management and authentication
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF 2.1 - Asset Management and Inventory SAMA CSF 3.2 - Vulnerability Management SAMA CSF 4.1 - Access Control and Authentication SAMA CSF 5.2 - Incident Detection and Response
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User endpoint devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Access control ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2 - Development security ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention PCI DSS 6.5.10 - Broken authentication PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
📊 CVSS Score
6.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.5
CWECWE-94
EPSS0.04%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-04
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-94
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