CVE-2026-57697
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Publication date: 2026-07-13

Last updated on: 2026-07-13

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through <= 5.9.9.6.

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Published
2026-07-13
Last Modified
2026-07-13
Generated
2026-07-13
AI Q&A
2026-07-13
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-57697
EUVD
EUVD-2026-43357

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
metagauss profilegrid to 5.9.9.6 (inc)
metagauss profilegrid From 5.9.9 (inc) to 5.9.9.6 (inc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-288 The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-57697 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress ProfileGrid Plugin (versions 5.9.9.6 and earlier). It allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit password recovery mechanisms to perform actions normally restricted to higher-privileged users, potentially gaining administrative access to the website.

This issue is classified as a Broken Authentication vulnerability and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Identification and Authentication Failures.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have a significant impact as it allows attackers to bypass authentication controls without any user interaction or privileges.

  • Attackers may gain unauthorized administrative access to the affected website.
  • Such access can lead to unauthorized changes, data manipulation, or control over the website.
  • The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating a high severity risk.
Mitigation Strategies

The immediate step to mitigate this vulnerability is to update the ProfileGrid WordPress plugin to version 5.9.9.7 or later, where the issue has been patched.

Users of Patchstack can also enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins to ensure they receive security patches promptly.

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