CVE-2026-97331 User Private Files < 2.1.9 - Subscriber+ User Email Address Disclosure via dpk_upvf_rmv_access
Authenticated users can retrieve email addresses of any registered account, including administrators, due to missing ownership validation in the User Private Files 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-2026-97331?
CVE-2026-97331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown User Private Files, published on 7 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Private Files WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not validate that a supplied user belongs to the document being operated on before returning that user's email address, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber, to obtain the email address of any registered account, including administrators.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97331?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97331?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-97331 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97331 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2gh-g9gw-hjhf.