GHSA-943C-GHG8-8G2W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-05 12:30 – Updated: 2026-02-05 12:30
VLAI?
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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.

Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-1271"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-639"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-05T10:16:03Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-943c-ghg8-8g2w",
  "modified": "2026-02-05T12:30:25Z",
  "published": "2026-02-05T12:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1271"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.6.7/public/partials/coverimg_crop.php#L60"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.6.7/public/partials/crop.php#L73"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/coverimg_crop.php#L60"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/crop.php#L73"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "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="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/712535ce-8c38-4944-aa0a-36d9bacaeb67?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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