CVE-2026-0844HIGH 8.8EPSS p20.6%
CVE-2026-0844CVE-2026-0844
Description
The Simple User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 6.7 due to insufficient restriction on the 'profile_save_field' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.29% probability of exploitation · percentile 20.6% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Published | 2026-01-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-registration/tags/6.7/inc/classes/class.profile.php#L401
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-registration/tags/6.7/inc/classes/class.user.php#L305
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-registration/tags/6.8/inc/classes/class.profile.php#L401
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb0e77e1-7e9f-4f7e-8953-c86ab0e5ae7a?source=cve
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Access Controlcwe-284 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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