CVE-2024-5639

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.6.1

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access and above to update the profile picture of any user due to missing validation on a user-controlled key in the rest api change profile image function. This is an Insecure Direct Object Reference issue.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.6.1, consider disabling the rest api change profile image function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the User Profile Picture plugin to minimize the risk of unauthorized profile picture updates.