CVE-2026-39688
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Glowlogix WP Frontend Profile wp-front-end-profile allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Frontend Profile: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the Glowlogix WP Frontend Profile WordPress plugin allows users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to functionality or data based on improper privilege enforcement.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate WP Frontend Profile. The version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header or version.php for the Version constant.Affected if The installed version is 1.3.9 or lower.
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Verify plugin is activeConfirm the WP Frontend Profile plugin is currently activated in the WordPress plugins list.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 1.3.9 or lower.
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Identify low-privilege user rolesGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and review the roles assigned to users. Look for users with Subscriber role or other low-privileged roles.Affected if There are users with Subscriber or similar low-privilege roles who have access to frontend profile functionality.
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Test profile access as subscriberLog in as a user with Subscriber role and attempt to access or modify profile data via the frontend profile endpoints provided by the plugin. Observe whether the request succeeds without a permission error.Affected if A Subscriber-level user can view or modify profile fields that should require Editor or Administrator privileges.
You are affected if the WP Frontend Profile plugin is active at version 1.3.9 or lower and low-privilege users can access profile data or functionality that should be restricted to higher roles.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks at all access points and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) consistent with WordPress capabilities; update to a patched version if available.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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