Cross-Site Request Forgery in ProfileGrid Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-2494

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-2494?

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress, which enables user profiles, groups, and community features, is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). This vulnerability stems from inadequate nonce validation on the membership request management interface, allowing attackers to manipulate group membership requests. By tricking a site administrator into executing a malicious action—such as clicking on an unexpected link—unauthenticated attackers can approve or deny membership requests without proper authentication, posing significant risks to site integrity.

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Affected Version(s)

ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities * <= 5.9.8.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-us...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-us...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Sergej Ljubojevic
Boris Bogosavac
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