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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History
05 Feb 2026, 10:16
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Information
Published : 2026-02-05 10:16
Updated : 2026-02-05 14:57
NVD link : CVE-2026-1271
Mitre link : CVE-2026-1271
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1271
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
