FKIE_CVE-2026-1271
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-05 10:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:15
Severity
Summary
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.7.2 via the 'pm_upload_image' and 'pm_upload_cover_image' AJAX actions. This is due to the update_user_meta() function being called outside of the user authorization check in public/partials/crop.php and public/partials/coverimg_crop.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change any user's profile picture or cover image, including administrators.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "ProfileGrid \u2013 User Profiles, Groups and Communities",
"vendor": "metagauss",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.9.7.2",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The ProfileGrid \u2013 User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.7.2 via the \u0027pm_upload_image\u0027 and \u0027pm_upload_cover_image\u0027 AJAX actions. This is due to the update_user_meta() function being called outside of the user authorization check in public/partials/crop.php and public/partials/coverimg_crop.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change any user\u0027s profile picture or cover image, including administrators."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "El plugin ProfileGrid \u2013 User Profiles, Groups and Communities para WordPress es vulnerable a Referencia Directa Insegura a Objeto en todas las versiones hasta e incluyendo la 5.9.7.2 a trav\u00e9s de las acciones AJAX \u0027pm_upload_image\u0027 y \u0027pm_upload_cover_image\u0027. Esto se debe a que la funci\u00f3n update_user_meta() se llama fuera de la comprobaci\u00f3n de autorizaci\u00f3n de usuario en public/partials/crop.php y public/partials/coverimg_crop.php. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel Suscriptor y superior, cambien la imagen de perfil o la imagen de portada de cualquier usuario, incluidos los administradores."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-1271",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:15:25.667",
"metrics": {
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"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 5.3,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 1.4,
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
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"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "yes"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-02-05T14:44:53.708414Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-02-05T10:16:03.440",
"references": [
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.6.7/public/partials/coverimg_crop.php#L60"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.6.7/public/partials/crop.php#L73"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/coverimg_crop.php#L60"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/crop.php#L73"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3448434%40profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities\u0026new=3448434%40profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/712535ce-8c38-4944-aa0a-36d9bacaeb67?source=cve"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-639"
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
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