Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-12689ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.7 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Private Message Thread Deletion and Tampering via Missing Authorization
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in ProfileGrid from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | ProfileGrid | 0 – before 5.9.9.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7368fe32-9415-47c3-b94b-b85ca1a0d101/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description