Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-12690 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12690 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-12690?
- Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 24 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.7.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12690?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-24: Fixed in version 5.9.9.7 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-12690 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-12690?
- Check whether you run ProfileGrid 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 plugin for WordPress fails to implement proper authorization checks (CWE-862) on its AJAX-based license management actions. While the plugin uses a nonce for security, this nonce is exposed to all logged-in users on every administrative page. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level privileges can retrieve this nonce and send crafted requests to the 'pg_deactivate_license' or 'pg_activate_license' actions. This allows the attacker to overwrite the 'pg_premium_license_key' and related options, effectively deactivating premium features or injecting arbitrary values into specific namespaced license options. The vulnerability is fixed in version 5.9.9.7.
Affected products
- ProfileGrid ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.7
Timeline
- 2026-07-03: disclosed: Initial public disclosure by WPScan
- 2026-07-24: advisory: NVD publication date
- 2026-07-24: patched: Fixed in version 5.9.9.7