CVE-2026-1271 PUBLISHED

ProfileGrid <= 5.9.7.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Profile and Cover Image Modification

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 20.01.2026 Published: 05.02.2026 Updated: 05.02.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor metagauss
Product ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 5.9.7.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • knani alaaeddine finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE