Description
The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.
Published: 2024-06-21
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46819 The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Cozmoslabs User Profile Picture
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:32:35.554Z

Reserved: 2024-06-04T16:21:34.354Z

Link: CVE-2024-5639

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:18:06.678Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-21T07:15:10.640

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:19:05.783

Link: CVE-2024-5639

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses