ProfileGrid Plugin 5.1.1/5.9.4.2 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProfileGrid Plugin and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-12689. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ProfileGrid Plugin. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.7 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on some of its private-message thread actions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to soft-delete, tamper with the metadata of, and mark as read other users' private message threads.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-12689 since 06/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.9.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: ProfileGrid Plugin 5.9.9.7

Timelineinfo

06/19/2026 CVE reserved
07/24/2026 +35 days Advisory disclosed
07/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-12689 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-382862

Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2026 08:47
Changes: 07/24/2026 08:47 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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