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
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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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Profilegrid Profilegrid
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:01:53.854Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-12687

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:01:47.465Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T11:30:03Z

Weaknesses