Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2024-5639
CVE-2024-5639
Description
The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:user_profile_picture:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:user_profile_picture:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <2.6.2
- (no CPE)range: <=2.6.1
- Range: <=2.6.1
Patches
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3105132/nvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01a3b9ba-b18a-48d9-8365-d10f79fc6a6bnvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metronet-profile-picture/tags/2.6.1/metronet-profile-picture.phpnvdProduct
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metronet-profile-picture/tags/2.6.1/metronet-profile-picture.phpnvdProduct
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