ProfileGrid <= 5.9.9.6 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass

2026-07-03 00:00

Revanth Hari Narayana Matte

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.9.9.7

Affected PluginProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities

Affected Version<= 5.9.9.6

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2026-12688

View all ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.9.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass payments.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.9.9.7, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12688 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92959269-464f-4845-9381-fffb2ff66c56

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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