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MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user suspension due to a missing capability check on the pm_deactivate_user_from_group() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.7.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to suspend arbitrary users from groups, including administrators, via the pm_deactivate_user_from_group AJAX action.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-13416
Source
Wordfence
Published
Feb 5, 2026 at 08:25
Affected Product
Vendor
metagauss
Product
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
Version
*
Affected Versions
metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities *
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31c2cd54-f258-43ea-8db2-8d98ad7014d1
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/class-profile-magic-public.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.9.6.5/public/class-profile-magic-public.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset