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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-7193 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.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Metagauss
Metagauss profilegrid
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Metagauss
Metagauss profilegrid

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 22 Mar 2025 04:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities <= 5.9.4.4 - Missing Authorinzation to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Join Group Requests Management
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-24T15:14:06.836Z

Reserved: 2025-02-17T22:08:23.306Z

Link: CVE-2025-1408

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-24T14:51:51.203Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-22T05:15:38.353

Modified: 2025-03-27T00:38:34.650

Link: CVE-2025-1408

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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