CVE-2025-48079
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in ProfileGrid WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls and potentially access restricted functionality. It affects all ProfileGrid installations from unknown versions through 5.9.5.1. WordPress administrators using vulnerable versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- ProfileGrid - User Profiles, Groups and Communities
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access administrative functions, modify user profiles, access private user data, or perform unauthorized actions within the community/groups functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing restricted profile or group content they shouldn't be able to view, potentially exposing private user information.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets properly denied.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation likely requires some level of user access but bypasses authorization checks for specific functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 5.9.5.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find ProfileGrid plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable ProfileGrid Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities
Restrict Access via WAF
allConfigure web application firewall to block suspicious access patterns to ProfileGrid endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls at network perimeter to limit who can access WordPress admin and ProfileGrid functionality
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to ProfileGrid endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → ProfileGrid version. If version is 5.9.5.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify ProfileGrid version is higher than 5.9.5.1 in WordPress plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to ProfileGrid admin endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts from single IP
- Access to /wp-content/plugins/profilegrid/ paths by unauthorized users
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to ProfileGrid-specific endpoints
- Requests bypassing normal authentication flows
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("profilegrid" OR "profile-grid") AND ("unauthorized" OR "access denied" OR "403" OR "401")