ProfileGrid Subscribers can enumerate private-group applicants
ProfileGrid before 6.0.0.0 lists pending group-membership requests without an authorization check. Any authenticated user, including a Subscriber, can identify an arbitrary group and disclose the names and request dates of users awaiting approval, including applicants to private groups. The CNA record does not disclose the endpoint, group parameter or listing function.
- Component
- ProfileGrid
- Plugin slug
profilegrid- Affected
- < 6.0.0.0
- Safe version
6.0.0.0- Published
- Aug 03, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Aug 03, 2026 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ProfileGrid to 6.0.0.0 or later. Review access to private-group membership requests and handle exposed applicant information according to applicable privacy requirements.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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.
Technical description
The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 6.0.0.0 does not perform authorization checks when listing a group's pending membership requests, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to disclose the names and request dates of the users awaiting approval to join any group, including private ones.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N