WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Cool Media Filter <= 1.0.1 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via role_permission

Description

The plugin does not perform any capability or nonce check when updating the capabilities of a role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant their own role administrator capabilities and take over the site.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

No known fix

References

Classification

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Enrico Marcolini, Claudio Marchesini, Dottor Marc
Submitter
Enrico Marcolini, Claudio Marchesini, Dottor Marc
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-11-03 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-11-03 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-03 (about 2 days ago)

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