Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 30, 2026· Updated Jul 30, 2026
ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Group ID
CVE-2026-12687
Description
The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's configured role, up to Administrator when such a group exists, leading to privilege escalation.
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Affected products
1- Range: <5.9.9.8
Patches
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References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/e754ef68-40ae-4420-a0b8-6c23a83bc450/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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