CVE-2026-1271 ProfileGrid <= 5.9.7.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Profile and Cover Image Modification

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.7.2 via the 'pmuploadimage' and 'pmuploadcoverimage' AJAX actions. This is due to the updateusermeta function being called outsi...

CVE-2026-1271

The CVE concerns the ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities WordPress plugin. It affects all versions up to 5.9.7.2 and enables Insecure Direct Object Reference via the pm_upload_image and pm_upload_cover_image AJAX actions. The root cause is update_user_meta() being called outside t...