142 lines
6.9 KiB
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142 lines
6.9 KiB
JSON
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"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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"dataVersion": "5.2",
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"cveMetadata": {
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"cveId": "CVE-2026-75927",
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"assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
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"state": "PUBLISHED",
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"assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
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"dateReserved": "2026-08-18T15:39:14.778Z",
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"datePublished": "2026-09-09T07:40:56.043Z",
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"dateUpdated": "2026-09-11T20:19:14.220Z"
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},
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"cna": {
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"shortName": "Wordfence",
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"dateUpdated": "2026-09-09T07:40:56.043Z"
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},
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"affected": [
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{
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"vendor": "publishpress",
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"product": "User Role Editor – PublishPress Capabilities: Access Control and User Roles",
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"versions": [
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{
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"version": "0",
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"status": "affected",
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"lessThanOrEqual": "2.50.0",
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"versionType": "semver"
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}
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],
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
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}
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],
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"descriptions": [
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{
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "The PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Editor, Access Permissions, User Capabilities, Admin Menus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.50.0. This is due to the `addPluginCapabilities()` function unconditionally granting the Editor role all 15 `manage_capabilities_*` capabilities — including `manage_capabilities`, `manage_capabilities_roles`, `manage_capabilities_settings`, and `manage_capabilities_backup` — via a hard-coded `$eligible_roles = ['administrator', 'editor']` assignment that runs automatically on the first `admin_init` after plugin activation with no administrator opt-in, persisting the grants directly to the database. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor-level access to elevate their privileges to a site-wide capability manager, enabling them to create, rename, and delete non-system roles, modify capabilities of non-administrator roles, restore role backups, and write arbitrary plugin options whose names begin with `cme_`, `capsman`, `pp_capabilities`, or `presspermit` via `update_option()`. The escalation stops short of full Administrator access, as WordPress's `map_meta_cap` layer still prevents the escalated Editor from granting administrator-only capabilities to other roles; however, all role-management and plugin-settings functionality gated solely on `manage_capabilities_*` capabilities remains fully accessible."
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}
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],
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"title": "PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.50.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation to Fresh-Install Default Capability Grant",
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"references": [
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{
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"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f35ab5c-f897-404b-92ea-71bf1c98e0c0?source=cve"
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},
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{
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/capability-manager-enhanced/tags/2.50.0/classes/pp-capabilities-installer.php#L78"
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},
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{
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/capability-manager-enhanced/tags/2.50.0/includes/admin-load.php#L758"
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},
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{
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/capability-manager-enhanced/tags/2.50.0/includes/functions-admin.php#L361"
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},
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{
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/capability-manager-enhanced/tags/2.50.0/includes/settings-handler.php#L22"
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},
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{
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/capability-manager-enhanced/tags/2.50.0/includes/manager.php#L1186"
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},
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{
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3665572%40capability-manager-enhanced&new=3665572%40capability-manager-enhanced"
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}
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],
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"problemTypes": [
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{
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"descriptions": [
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{
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"lang": "en",
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"description": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management",
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"cweId": "CWE-269",
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"type": "CWE"
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}
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]
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}
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],
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"metrics": [
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"cvssV3_1": {
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"version": "3.1",
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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"baseScore": 7.2,
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"baseSeverity": "HIGH"
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}
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}
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],
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"credits": [
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{
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"lang": "en",
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"type": "finder",
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"value": "Wordfence PRISM"
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}
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],
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"timeline": [
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{
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"time": "2026-08-18T15:54:21.000Z",
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "Vendor Notified"
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},
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{
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"time": "2026-09-08T18:41:31.000Z",
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "Disclosed"
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}
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]
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},
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"adp": [
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{
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"metrics": [
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{
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"other": {
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"type": "ssvc",
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"content": {
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"id": "CVE-2026-75927",
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
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"options": [
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{
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"Exploitation": "none"
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},
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{
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"Automatable": "no"
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},
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{
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"Technical Impact": "total"
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}
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],
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"version": "2.0.3",
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"timestamp": "2026-09-11T20:10:08.236422Z"
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}
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}
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}
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],
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"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
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"providerMetadata": {
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"shortName": "CISA-ADP",
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"dateUpdated": "2026-09-11T20:19:14.220Z"
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