CVE-2026-13415: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in CMP
The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not enforce an option-name allow-list when importing settings via one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with the Editor role (when the administrator has granted the Editor role access to the CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18's admin-bar controls) to update arbitrary WordPress options, including options that lead to privilege escalation to Administrator.
CVE-2026-13415: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in CMP
Description
The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not enforce an option-name allow-list when importing settings via one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with the Editor role (when the administrator has granted the Editor role access to the CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18's admin-bar controls) to update arbitrary WordPress options, including options that lead to privilege escalation to Administrator.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-26T11:40:15.631Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8fd7baacd9273b49e174b7
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 06:22:50 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 02:55:12 UTC
Views: 19
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