CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-87782

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the Administrator role.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated user can escalate privileges to administrator level, potentially leading to full control of the WordPress site.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Koinonia Link plugin to version 1.1.5 or later and review user permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the Administrator role.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS