CVE-2026-4979
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Publication date:
11/04/2026
Last modified:
11/04/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.00
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/commit/ca0c81b9c76a26c5ac78a8f3604cf9122a7a4aa1
- 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://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://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cd2b3fd-1bca-4611-9753-ccb57b0e36a4?source=cve



