CVE-2024-31362 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-31362: WordPress ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities plugin <= 5.7.8 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Metagauss

Product ProfileGrid

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 12, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through 5.7.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ProfileGrid versions up to 5.7.8 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in user. The vulnerability requires the user to visit a malicious page while authenticated. An attacker can modify site settings or user data through forged requests, but cannot read sensitive information.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions (like changing settings or user data) on behalf of a logged-in site user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site settings or user profiles could be altered by attackers without the site owner's knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 12, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31362 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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