WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
weMail <= 2.1.6 - Editor+ Incorrect Authorization via User::can()
Description
The plugin does not correctly verify user capabilities in its REST API permission checks, treating any user whose role is in the plugin's allowed-roles list (Editor and above by default) as authorised for every action, which allows such users to perform administrator-level actions including enumerating all registered users with their email addresses and modifying the plugin's own access-control configuration.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Dishant Modi
Submitter
Dishant Modi
Submitter website
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Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-31 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-24 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-24 (about 9 days ago)