CVE-2025-1408

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pm_decline_join_group_request and pm_approve_join_group_request functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to approve or decline join group requests which is normally should be available to administrators only.

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 NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.3/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3262	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.3/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3306	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/641f7727-83ba-45c2-b3e1-1ce19f86eac7?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-03-22 05:15

Updated : 2025-03-27 00:38

NVD link : CVE-2025-1408

Mitre link : CVE-2025-1408

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-1408

JSON object : View

Products Affected

metagauss

profilegrid

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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