CVE-2026-4977 (GCVE-0-2026-4977)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-10 01:25
Modified
2026-04-10 13:45
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Summary
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Access Control in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.58 This is due to insufficient field-level permission validation in the upload_file_remove() AJAX handler where the $htmlvar parameter is not validated against a whitelist of allowed fields or checked against the field's for_admin_use property. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to clear or reset any restricted usermeta column for their own user record, including fields marked as "For admin use only", bypassing intended field-level access restrictions.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stiofansisland | UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP |
Version: 0 ≤ 1.2.58 |
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