CVE-2026-4979 PUBLISHED

UsersWP <= 1.2.58 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'uwp_crop' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 27.03.2026 Published: 11.04.2026 Updated: 11.04.2026

The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.58. This is due to insufficient URL origin validation in the process_image_crop() method when processing avatar/banner image crop operations. The function accepts a user-controlled URL via the uwp_crop POST parameter and only validates it using esc_url() for sanitization and wp_check_filetype() for extension verification, without enforcing that the URL references a local uploads file. The URL is then passed to uwp_resizeThumbnailImage() which uses it in PHP image processing functions (getimagesize(), imagecreatefrom*()) that support URL wrappers and perform outbound HTTP requests. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to coerce the WordPress server into making arbitrary HTTP requests to attacker-controlled or internal network destinations, enabling internal network scanning and potential access to sensitive services.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5

Product Status

Vendor stiofansisland
Product UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.2.58 (incl.)

Credits

  • Mariusz Maik finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CWE