WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Add User Autocomplete < 1.2 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation
Description
The plugin does not perform any capability or nonce check before creating a pending site-membership invitation carrying a caller-supplied role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the administrator role on a multisite installation.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Nguyen Huu Do
Submitter
Nguyen Huu Do
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-10 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-10 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-10 (about 1 day ago)