The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the pm_invite_user function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add themselves or any registered user to any ProfileGrid group, including closed and paid groups, bypassing all authorization and payment gates.
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 13 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Metagauss
Metagauss profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Metagauss
Metagauss profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the pm_invite_user function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add themselves or any registered user to any ProfileGrid group, including closed and paid groups, bypassing all authorization and payment gates.
Title ProfileGrid <= 5.9.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Group Joining
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T19:31:44.270Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T04:36:58.208Z

Link: CVE-2026-4609

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T19:31:39.704Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-13T14:17:58.520

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:43:46.717

Link: CVE-2026-4609

cve-icon Redhat

No data.