High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-4609
CVE-2026-4609
Description
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the pm_invite_user function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add themselves or any registered user to any ProfileGrid group, including closed and paid groups, bypassing all authorization and payment gates.
Affected products
1- Range: <=5.9.8.4
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3491679/nvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3678b4d-0cd0-4873-8cf3-90c557931f4cnvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 23, 2026 to March 29, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 2, 2026