CVE-2019-15873: metagauss profilegrid Code Injection
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 03-09-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-15873 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Code Injection vulnerability in metagauss profilegrid. EPSS estimates a 3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.8.6.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.88%
0%100%
Low · +0.89 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 03-09-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities plugin before 2.8.6 for WordPress has remote code execution via an wp-admin/admin-ajax.php request with the action=pm_template_preview&html=<?php substring followed by PHP code.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.89 pp
From 3.00% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score3.88%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpvulndb.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Metagauss1 product
- profilegrid< 2.8.6
Wordpress1 product
- profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities< 2.8.6
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- wordpress.org/plugins/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/X Refsource MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory