TI-2023-03470 Aliases CVE-2023-3714 GHSA-5cr8-3m42-96m7

ProfileGrid <= 5.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Group Option Modification and Privilege Escalation

MEDIUM 42CWE-862Published 2023-07-18 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'edit_group' handler in versions up to, and including, 5.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with group ownership, to update group options, including the 'associate_role' parameter, which defines the member's role. This issue was partially patched in version 5.5.2 preventing privilege escalation, however, it was fully patched in 5.5.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00868 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Metagauss	ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities	up to 5.5.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities VendorMetagauss Affected up to 5.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid::::::wordpress::*	before 5.5.3	Vulnerable	Metagauss

cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·Metagauss

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3714
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cr8-3m42-96m7

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4766651-92a6-42c9-81bc-7ea25350f561?source=cve

TI-2023-00891 ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-20215 WordPress ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities plugin <= 5.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-03293 ProfileGrid < 5.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2024-20214 WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-05950 ProfileGrid <= 5.8.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2019-11933 The profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities plugin before 2.8.6 for WordPress… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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