WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.8.2 - Group Members Limit Bypass vulnerability

published 2024-05-17 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-30560

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid allows Removing Important Client Functionality.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through 5.8.2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Metagauss ProfileGrid 5.8.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-17)

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Metagauss ProfileGrid

Classification

Weakness

CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/wordpress-profilegrid-plugin-5-8-2-gr
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-32774
NVD CVE-2024-32774

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Summary