CVE-2026-2494 ProfileGrid <= 5.9.8.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Group Membership Request Approval/Denial
Attackers can trick administrators into approving or denying group membership requests via forged requests, altering user access states.
- 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-2026-2494?
CVE-2026-2494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities, published on 7 Mar 2026. 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
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the membership request management page (approve and decline actions). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to approve or deny group membership requests via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2494?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-2494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2465-v3qx-qvx6.