Description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.63 via the 'user_id' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to reset and permanently delete the avatar or banner image of any arbitrary user, including administrators, by clearing their avatar_thumb or banner_thumb metadata in the uwp_usermeta table.
Problem types
CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-06-12: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-06-17: | Disclosed |
Credits
Pasindu Dilshan
References
www.wordfence.com/...-69fa-42fe-bde3-a36e34d4bae3?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....2.63/includes/class-forms.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....2.63/includes/class-forms.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....2.63/includes/class-forms.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....63/includes/class-userswp.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....63/includes/class-profile.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....2.61/includes/class-forms.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....2.61/includes/class-forms.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....2.61/includes/class-forms.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....61/includes/class-userswp.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....61/includes/class-profile.php
github.com/...ommit/0e69f967578904cc26fadd0206270d50b7420298