Groups <= 4.6.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'groups_join' Shortcode
high
The Groups – Memberships and Access Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.0. This is due to the groups_join() function deriving group-join eligibility from the ambient post's author capabilities via the global $post->post_author rather than from the...
- CVSS:
- 8.8
(Wordfence)
- Affected:
- up to 4.6.0
- Fixed in:
- 4.7.0
- Disclosed:
- Sep 26, 2026
CVE-2026-77203 on NVD →
Groups <= 3.10.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'groups_group_info' Shortcode
medium
The Groups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'groups_group_info' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contri...
- CVSS:
- 6.4
(Wordfence)
- Affected:
- up to 3.10.0
- Fixed in:
- 3.11.0
- Disclosed:
- Feb 18, 2026
CVE-2026-0549 on NVD →
Groups <= 3.7.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Group Join
medium
The Groups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.0 via the 'group_id' parameter of the group_join function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and a...
- CVSS:
- 4.3
(Wordfence)
- Affected:
- up to 3.7.0
- Fixed in:
- 3.8.0
- Disclosed:
- Nov 7, 2025
CVE-2025-11748 on NVD →
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