CVE-2026-2494: ProfileGrid <= 5.9.8.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Group Membership Request Approval/Denial
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-2494 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in metagauss profilegrid – user profiles, groups and communities. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.5% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 5.9.8.3.
Timeline
- 07-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the membership request management page (approve and decline actions). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to approve or deny group membership requests via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Metagauss1 product
Wordpress1 product
- profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities≤ 5.9.8.2 (fixed in 5.9.8.3)
2 vendors · 2 products