The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not perform any capability or nonce check when updating the capabilities of a role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant their own role administrator capabilities and take over the site.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-266 CWE-284 |
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not perform any capability or nonce check when updating the capabilities of a role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant their own role administrator capabilities and take over the site. | |
| Title | Cool Media Filter <= 1.0.1 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via role_permission | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: 2026-11-06T06:00:26.902Z
Updated: 2026-11-06T06:00:26.902Z
Reserved: 2026-09-09T09:19:22.934Z
Link: CVE-2026-87784
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-06T06:16:44.363
Modified: 2026-11-06T06:16:44.363
Link: CVE-2026-87784
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