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CVE-2024-13740

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 18, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-639
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4.2 via the pm_messenger_show_messages function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read private conversations of other users.

Affected WordPress components

  • ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities Plugin · profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 5.9.4.2
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities — Up to and including 5.9.4.2
  • metagauss profilegrid — Before 5.9.4.3

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.4.2/public/class-profile-magic-public.php#L1299 Product
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2a1b1a4-df72-4666-b116-882af4cd5796?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record