4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-1408
ProfileGrid WordPress Unauthorized Data Modification Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 22, 2025, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 27, 2025, 12:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1408 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Metagauss profilegrid

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-1408 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.9.4.5
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.3/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3262 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.3/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3306 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/641f7727-83ba-45c2-b3e1-1ce19f86eac7?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.3/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3262
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.3/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3306
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/641f7727-83ba-45c2-b3e1-1ce19f86eac7?source=cve
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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