CVE-2026-74925: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in MultiVendorX
The MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before 5.0.16 does not restrict who can update its role and capability settings, allowing users holding its vendor role to grant that role administrator-level capabilities and take over the site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-74925 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before version 5.0.16. The plugin fails to restrict which users can update its role and capability settings, allowing users with the vendor role to grant themselves administrator-level capabilities. This privilege escalation can lead to full site takeover by unauthorized users holding the vendor role.
Potential Impact
Users with the vendor role can escalate their privileges to administrator level, potentially gaining full control over the WordPress site. This could lead to unauthorized administrative actions, including site takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade MultiVendorX to version 5.0.16 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the affected versions are explicitly stated, applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
CVE-2026-74925: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in MultiVendorX
Description
The MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before 5.0.16 does not restrict who can update its role and capability settings, allowing users holding its vendor role to grant that role administrator-level capabilities and take over the site.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
MultiVendorX
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-74925 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before version 5.0.16. The plugin fails to restrict which users can update its role and capability settings, allowing users with the vendor role to grant themselves administrator-level capabilities. This privilege escalation can lead to full site takeover by unauthorized users holding the vendor role.
Potential Impact
Users with the vendor role can escalate their privileges to administrator level, potentially gaining full control over the WordPress site. This could lead to unauthorized administrative actions, including site takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade MultiVendorX to version 5.0.16 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the affected versions are explicitly stated, applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-17T11:31:48.486Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa3a07a91cc7f3848c78c46
Added to database: 09/11/2026, 06:32:26 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 06:48:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:35 UTC
Views: 11
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