WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Really Simple Security < 9.8.0 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation via rsp_upgrade_install_plugin
Description
The plugin does not check that the user is allowed to install plugins before installing one from a user-supplied URL, allowing an administrator of a subsite on a multisite network to install and execute arbitrary code in the network-shared plugin directory, which WordPress otherwise reserves to the network administrator. Exploitation requires the network administrator to have enabled the Plugins administration menu for subsites, which is not the default.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Charles Vosburgh
Submitter
Charles Vosburgh
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-28 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-08-28 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-28 (about 1 day ago)