CVE-2026-4977UsersWP <= 1.2.58 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Restricted Usermeta Modification via 'htmlvar' Parameter
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It affects stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
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.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP stiofansisland:userswp_front_end_login_form_user_registration_user_profile_and_members_directory_plugin_for_wp (from the name) | through 1.2.58 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/efee685c-e2cd-471b-aea9-607124df6006?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-forms.php#L2274
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.54/includes/class-forms.php#L2274
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-forms.php#L2251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.54/includes/class-forms.php#L2251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-meta.php#L165
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.54/includes/class-meta.php#L165
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fuserswp/tags/1.2.58&new_path=%2Fuserswp/tags/1.2.59
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