WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Email Overwrite
Description
The plugin is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover due to the plugin not validating a `user_login` on registration forms that don't contain this parameter, and not properly handling the error messages. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change email address of user account with ID=1 (usually an administrator), and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
IDOR
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Ivan Kuzymchak
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-06-29 (about 3 months ago)
Added
2026-06-29 (about 3 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-13 (about 3 days ago)