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

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Original Researcher
Nguyen Huu Do
Submitter
Nguyen Huu Do
Verified
Yes

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)

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