CVE-2026-4977

4.3 MEDIUM 0.3% exploit odds No fix listed Auth & access Web app

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-04-10 02:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 10:57 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2026-04-10 02:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 10:57 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record