CVE-2026-4979
UsersWP <= 1.2.58 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'uwp_crop' Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.0 Medium
- Published
- Apr 11, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 27, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.0 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WPstiofansisland |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd2b3fd-1bca-4611-9753-ccb57b0e36a4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-forms.php#L198
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/helpers/misc.php#L136
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/class-forms.php#L198
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/helpers/misc.php#L136
- https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/commit/ca0c81b9c76a26c5ac78a8f3604cf9122a7a4aa1
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