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UsersWP Plugin Allows Attackers to Hijack WordPress Server Requests
CVE-2026-4979
Summary
A weakness in the UsersWP plugin for WordPress lets attackers trick the server into making unauthorized requests to other websites or internal systems, potentially exposing sensitive data. This affects all versions of the plugin up to 1.2.58. To stay safe, update the plugin to a fixed version as soon as possible.
Original title
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, ...
Original description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.58. This is due to insufficient URL origin validation in the process_image_crop() method when processing avatar/banner image crop operations. The function accepts a user-controlled URL via the uwp_crop POST parameter and only validates it using esc_url() for sanitization and wp_check_filetype() for extension verification, without enforcing that the URL references a local uploads file. The URL is then passed to uwp_resizeThumbnailImage() which uses it in PHP image processing functions (getimagesize(), imagecreatefrom*()) that support URL wrappers and perform outbound HTTP requests. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to coerce the WordPress server into making arbitrary HTTP requests to attacker-controlled or internal network destinations, enabling internal network scanning and potential access to sensitive services.
nvd CVSS3.1
5.0
Vulnerability type
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/commit/ca0c81b9c76a26c5ac78a8f3604cf9122a7a4a...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/class-fo...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/helpers/...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-forms.ph...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/helpers/misc.p...
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd2b3fd-1bca-4611-975...
Published: 11 Apr 2026 · Updated: 11 Apr 2026 · First seen: 11 Apr 2026