4.3

CVE-2025-1408: metagauss profilegrid Missing Authorization

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 22-03-2025Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-1408 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in metagauss profilegrid. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 5.9.4.5.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pm_decline_join_group_request and pm_approve_join_group_request functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to approve or decline join group requests which is normally should be available to administrators only.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.29% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Metagauss2 products
Wordpress1 product
  • profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities≤ 5.9.4.4 (fixed in 5.9.4.5)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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