CVE-2024-13740

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4.2 via the pm_messenger_show_messages function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read private conversations of other users.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.2/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L1299	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a1b1a4-df72-4666-b116-882af4cd5796?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-18 03:15

Updated : 2025-02-24 12:41

NVD link : CVE-2024-13740

Mitre link : CVE-2024-13740

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-13740

JSON object : View

Products Affected

metagauss

profilegrid

CWE

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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