CVE-2026-7106: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in jgrodgers Highland Software Custom Role Manager
The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function, which is hooked to the personal_options_update action accessible by any authenticated user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access or higher, to potentially modify user roles via the profile update form.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability (CWE-269) due to improper authorization in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function. This function is hooked to the personal_options_update action, which any authenticated user can invoke. As a result, users with minimal privileges (Subscriber or higher) can exploit this to alter user roles, thereby escalating their privileges within the WordPress environment. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to escalate their privileges by modifying user roles. This can lead to full compromise of the WordPress site, including administrative control, data confidentiality breaches, integrity violations, and availability disruptions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch is currently available. Until a patch is released, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only or disable the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2026-7106: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in jgrodgers Highland Software Custom Role Manager
Description
The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function, which is hooked to the personal_options_update action accessible by any authenticated user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access or higher, to potentially modify user roles via the profile update form.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability (CWE-269) due to improper authorization in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function. This function is hooked to the personal_options_update action, which any authenticated user can invoke. As a result, users with minimal privileges (Subscriber or higher) can exploit this to alter user roles, thereby escalating their privileges within the WordPress environment. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to escalate their privileges by modifying user roles. This can lead to full compromise of the WordPress site, including administrative control, data confidentiality breaches, integrity violations, and availability disruptions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch is currently available. Until a patch is released, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only or disable the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-26T14:20:17.528Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69eed135ba26a39fbaba83e3
Added to database: 4/27/2026, 3:00:05 AM
Last enriched: 5/5/2026, 2:24:48 AM
Last updated: 6/11/2026, 9:24:09 AM
Views: 112
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