CVE-2026-109927: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in HIPAA Forms
Description
The HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not perform a capability check when handling a request that rebuilds its own custom user role, allowing a user who already holds that role to grant it administrator-level capabilities and escalate their privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
HIPAA Forms
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-109927 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin prior to version 3.3.2. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities when processing requests that rebuild its custom user role. Consequently, a user possessing that role can exploit this to assign themselves administrator-level privileges, thereby escalating their access rights improperly. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-269, indicating improper privilege management.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the custom user role in the affected versions can escalate their privileges to administrator level. This could allow them to perform any administrative actions on the WordPress site, potentially compromising site integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the HIPAA Forms plugin to version 3.3.2 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed. Since no official patch link is provided, users should verify the update availability directly from the plugin vendor or WordPress plugin repository. No temporary workaround is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-13T10:20:17.784Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad9aa274d27ba8daa32e92c
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 06:16:07 UTC
Last enriched: 10/22/2026, 06:30:54 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 17:16:13 UTC
Views: 5
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