Vulnerability in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-4609)
Summary
Vulnerability in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-4609). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-4609 has been found in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin).
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin) CVE-2026-4609" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-4609 (ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin).
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。