CVE-2019-15873 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted AJAX request in the ProfileGrid WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15873?
CVE-2019-15873 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities plugin before 2.8.6 for WordPress has remote code execution via an wp-admin/admin-ajax.php request with the action=pm_template_preview&html=<?php substring followed by PHP code.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metagauss Profilegrid.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-15873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-30490 WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-0724 ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities <= 5.9.4.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-6411 Privilege escalation in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
- CVE-2023-3713 ProfileGrid <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Option Update
- CVE-2023-0940 ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpj5-75rc-33v4.