WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-5639 Modified

User Profile Picture: A security weakness

User Profile Picture is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
User Profile Picture
Plugin slug
metronet-profile-picture
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 21, 2024
Weakness
CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published Jun 21, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update User Profile Picture to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources