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TI-2026-10401 Aliases CVE-2026-12073GHSA-5949-6pq3-mp7g

Authorization bypass in Metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.9.5. This is due to the plugin not validating a `user_login` on registration forms that don't contain this parameter, and not properly handling the error messages. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change email address of user account with ID=1 (usually an administrator), and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00528 44th 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
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MetagaussProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communitiesup to 5.9.9.5—No fix listedCNA
  • ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities VendorMetagauss Affected up to 5.9.9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Metagauss
  • cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Metagauss

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5949-6pq3-mp7g

References

Other 2

  • TI-2023-00891 ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-07144 RegistrationMagic < 5.0.1.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-05982 Download Plugin <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-03938 EventPrime <= 3.2.9 - Booking Pricing Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-20215 WordPress ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities plugin <= 5.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-04340 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets < 3.5.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary booking settings update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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