CVE-2026-12689

ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.7 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Private Message Thread Deletion and Tampering via Missing Authorization

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.7 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on some of its private-message thread actions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to soft-delete, tamper with the metadata of, and mark as read other users' private message threads.

Affected

ProfileGrid

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 13th percentile

Published

2026-07-24

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7368fe32-9415-47c3-b94b-b85ca1a0d101/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry