SSRF in Stiofansisland Userswp – Front-End Login Form, User Registration, Profile & Members Directory Plugin For Wp
CVE-2026-4979
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.58. This is due to insufficient URL origin validation in the process_image_crop() method when processing avatar/banner image crop operations. The function accepts a user-controlled URL via the uwp_crop POST parameter and only validates it using esc_url() for sanitization and wp_check_filetype() for extension verification, without enforcing that the URL references a local uploads file. The URL is then passed to uwp_resizeThumbnailImage() which uses it in PHP image processing functions (getimagesize(), imagecreatefrom*()) that support URL wrappers and perform outbound HTTP requests. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to coerce the WordPress server into making arbitrary HTTP requests to attacker-controlled or internal network destinations, enabling internal network scanning and potential access to sensitive services.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd2b3fd-1bca-4611-9753-ccb57…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-forms.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/helpers/misc.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/class-forms.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/helpers/misc.php
- github.com/AyeCode/userswp/commit/ca0c81b9c76a26c5ac78a8f3604cf9122a7a4aa1
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-4979?
- CVE-2026-4979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stiofansisland Userswp – Front-End Login Form, User Registration, Profile & Members Directory Plugin For Wp, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-4979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.