Auth bypass in Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities
CVE-2026-2488
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized message deletion due to a missing capability check on the pg_delete_msg() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.1. Th…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.000 (14.9th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4c611fa0-28ef-4425-8614-fb61e…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2488?
- CVE-2026-2488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2488?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.