Medium severity · published May 2, 2024
CVE-2024-3606
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities <= 5.8.3 - Missing Authorization
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the pm_upload_cover_image function in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to delete attachments.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PU
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities · metagauss
through 5.8.3 · source: vendor
PR
Profilegrid · Metagauss
before 5.8.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
PU
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
metagauss
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3606
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3606
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3069928/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk?contextall=1&old=3068943&old_path=%2Fprofilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities%2Ftrunk
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c039d2fe-7518-4724-a025-6380a53fb58c?source=cve
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