WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WPFunnels < 3.12.9 - Funnel Manager+ Privilege Escalation via 'group_id' Path Parameter

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via arbitrary option update due to the `update_settings()` REST callback failing to validate the `group_id` path parameter against an allowlist of permitted option names before passing it directly to `get_option()` and `update_option()`, allowing the built-in `wp_user_roles` option — which satisfies the route's loose `[\w-]+` regex — to be targeted. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the `wpf_manage_funnels` capability and above to elevate their privileges to administrator by writing a crafted role definition containing arbitrary capabilities into the `wp_user_roles` option, thereby granting any WordPress role full site administrator access. The `wpf_manage_funnels` capability is typically assigned to the Funnel Manager custom role created by the plugin, meaning this role is the minimum required to exploit the vulnerability.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 3.12.9

References

Classification

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
PRISM
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-07-15 (about 11 days ago)
Added
2026-07-15 (about 10 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-16 (about 9 days ago)

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