What is CVE-2024-3606?

CVE-2024-3606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-3606?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-3606 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Metagauss Profilegrid

CVE-2024-3606

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Metagauss Profilegrid
Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-3606?: CVE-2024-3606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-3606?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-3606 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.