CVE-2025-6977
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities <= 5.9.5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'pm_get_messenger_notification' function
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘pm_get_messenger_notification’ function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a logged-in user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | metagauss |
| Product | profilegrid – user profiles, groups and communities |
| Published | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
metagauss / ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
0 ≤ 5.9.5.4
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/addf264e-e23c-4bb6-a898-0fbb4ec28189?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L1322 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L1329 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L1330 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3324676/
Credits
Kenneth Billones