# CVE-2026-11359: Metagauss ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration missing authorization in AJAX handler

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-11359-metagauss-profilegrid-woocommerce-integration-missing  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-09. Updated: 2026-07-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-11359 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-07-09

A vulnerability in a WordPress plugin used for WooCommerce user profiles allows low-level users, such as subscribers, to install and activate additional software on the site without permission. This could lead to unauthorized changes in site functionality and potential security risks by introducing new plugins. The issue affects versions up to 3.4 and requires the attacker to have a basic account on the website.

Vendors: [Metagauss](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/metagauss).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-11359 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-11359 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-11359?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 9 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Metagauss Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration up to, and including, 3.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-11359?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-11359 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-11359?** Check whether you run Metagauss Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration plugin for WordPress (versions up to 3.4) contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the pg_install_profilegrid() AJAX handler. The handler, registered via wp_ajax_pg_install_profilegrid, fails to perform capability checks or nonce validation. This allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level permissions or higher to trigger the installation and activation of the ProfileGrid plugin from the WordPress repository. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).

## Affected products

- metagauss Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration up to, and including, 3.4

## Timeline

- 2026-07-09: advisory: NVD publication date

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid/tags/3.4/admin/class-profilegrid-woocommerce-admin.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid/tags/3.4/admin/class-profilegrid-woocommerce-admin.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid/tags/3.4/admin/class-profilegrid-woocommerce-admin.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid/tags/3.4/admin/class-profilegrid-woocommerce-admin.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid/tags/3.4/includes/class-profilegrid-woocommerce.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid/tags/3.4/includes/class-profilegrid-woocommerce.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3592677%40ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid&new=3592677%40ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3592677%40ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid&new=3592677%40ecommerce-user-profiles-by-profilegrid)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4cce2842-bd8e-4a83-b83c-66aefe4df4b8?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4cce2842-bd8e-4a83-b83c-66aefe4df4b8?source=cve)