Description
The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's configured role, up to Administrator when such a group exists, leading to privilege escalation.
Published: 2026-07-30
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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Profilegrid
Profilegrid profilegrid
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Profilegrid
Profilegrid profilegrid
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's configured role, up to Administrator when such a group exists, leading to privilege escalation.
Title ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Group ID
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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T06:00:07.916Z

Reserved: 2026-06-19T08:40:27.925Z

Link: CVE-2026-12687

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T08:30:04Z

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