CVE-2026-4610
ProfileGrid <= 5.9.9.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Message Content
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'pm_author_message' parameter in the pm_send_message_to_author function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 5.9.8.5.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | metagauss |
| Product | profilegrid – user profiles, groups and communities |
| Published | Jun 23, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 ≤ 5.9.9.2
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34c64a8b-32ad-4349-b593-933fc057d1a6?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#L3211 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L3216 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/includes/class-profile-magic-request.php#L6790 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/includes/class-profile-magic-request.php#L6802 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3538301/
Credits
Jonah Burgess