---
id: CVE-2026-97331
title: >-
  The User Private Files  WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not validate that a
  supplied user belongs to the document being operated on before returning that
  user's email address, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber,
  to …
summary: >-
  The User Private Files  WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not validate that a
  supplied user belongs to the document being operated on before returning that
  user's email address, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber,
  to …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
product: User Private Files
affected:
  - user_private_files < 2.1.9
published: '2026-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T10:17:44.997'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97331'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e61799b5-1ea7-407b-9303-4b828bb5e5f5/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T09:50:58.190488Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T08:20:03.945Z'
---

## Overview

The User Private Files  WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not validate that a supplied user belongs to the document being operated on before returning that user's email address, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber, to obtain the email address of any registered account, including administrators.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.