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.
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Metagauss
Metagauss profilegrid
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Metagauss
Metagauss profilegrid
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title ProfileGrid <= 5.9.7.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Profile and Cover Image Modification
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:45:08.107Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T21:46:58.650Z

Link: CVE-2026-1271

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:45:00.723Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-05T10:16:03.440

Modified: 2026-02-05T14:57:20.563

Link: CVE-2026-1271

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-06T12:05:50Z

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