CVE-2024-49273 WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.9.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the ProfileGrid plugin, potentially performing unauthorized actions on behalf of users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-49273?
CVE-2024-49273 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid, published on 21 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through <= 5.9.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metagauss Profilegrid.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-49273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Metagauss ProfileGrid
- 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-xm64-h742-4hq3.