UsersWP <= 1.2.3 — Subscriber+ User Avatar Override
CVE-2022-0442Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <1.2.3.1Update to 1.2.3.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP userswp
- Affected< 1.2.3.1
- Patched in1.2.3.1
Update to 1.2.3.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 1.2.3.1. Version 1.2.3.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.2.3.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Felipe de Avila.
The UsersWP WordPress plugin before 1.2.3.1 is missing access controls when updating a user avatar, and does not make sure file names for user avatars are unique, allowing a logged in user to overwrite another users avatar.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 26| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'badge' Shortcode Attribute ≤1.2.80Update to 1.2.81 | CVE-2026-120671 | |
| Medium6.5 | Unauthenticated Account Access via Predictable Dummy User Password Disclosed through Registration Form Hash ≤1.2.78Update to 1.2.79 | CVE-2026-119980 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.2.74Update to 1.2.76 | CVE-2026-103086 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.2.73Update to 1.2.74 | CVE-2026-94641 | |
| High8.1 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion ≤1.2.70Update to 1.2.71 | CVE-2026-19991 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'badge' Shortcode Attribute
≤1.2.80Update to 1.2.81
- Medium6.5Unauthenticated Account Access via Predictable Dummy User Password Disclosed through Registration Form Hash
≤1.2.78Update to 1.2.79
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤1.2.74Update to 1.2.76
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.2.73Update to 1.2.74
- High8.1Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
≤1.2.70Update to 1.2.71
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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