CVE-2026-57697

HIGH 7.5

WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.9.9.6 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

CVSS Score

7.5

EPSS Score

0.5%

EPSS Percentile

38th

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through <= 5.9.9.6.

CWE	CWE-288
Vendor	metagauss
Product	profilegrid
Published	Jul 13, 2026
Last Updated	Jul 13, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Metagauss / ProfileGrid

0 ≤ 5.9.9.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/vulnerability/wordpress-profilegrid-plugin-5-9-9-6-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Jakub Herman | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program