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
References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Enrico Marcolini, Claudio Marchesini, Dottor Marc
Submitter
Enrico Marcolini, Claudio Marchesini, Dottor Marc
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
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)