CVE-2026-104799
Mobile builder <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to wcfm-profile-settings REST Route 'key'/'data' Parameters
The Mobile builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the wcfmmp_profile_settings() REST handler exposed at POST /mobile-builder/v1/wcfm-profile-settings. This is due to a PHP loose-comparison logic flaw in the meta key allow-list check — strpos( $key, 'mobile_builder' ) == 0 evaluates to true for any key that does not contain the substring 'mobile_builder' because strpos() returns false on no match and false == 0 is true in PHP — combined with a permission_callback (user_permissions_check) that grants access to any authenticated user by only verifying $user->exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to pass an unsanitized data array via the key and data parameters directly to update_user_meta(), overwriting arbitrary user meta on their own account — including the wp_capabilities meta key — to grant themselves Administrator-level privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Mobile builder <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to wcfm-profile-settings REST Route 'key'/'data' Parameters
The Mobile builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the wcfmmp_profile_settings() REST handler exposed at POST /mobile-builder/v1/wcfm-profile-settings. This is due to a PHP loose-comparison logic flaw in the meta key allow-list check — strpos( $key, 'mobile_builder' ) == 0 evaluates to true for any key that does not contain the substring 'mobile_builder' because strpos() returns false on no match and false == 0 is true in PHP — combined with a permission_callback (user_permissions_check) that grants access to any authenticated user by only verifying $user->exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to pass an unsanitized data array via the key and data parameters directly to update_user_meta(), overwriting arbitrary user meta on their own account — including the wp_capabilities meta key — to grant themselves Administrator-level privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-104799- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-116885
8.8
The Mobile builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the wcfmmp_profile_settings() REST handler exposed at POST /mobile-builder/v1/wcfm-profile-settings. This is due to a PHP loose-comparison logic flaw in the meta key allow-list check — strpos( $key, 'mobile_builder' ) == 0 evaluates to true for any key that does not contain the substring 'mobile_builder' because strpos() returns false on no match and false == 0 is true in PHP — combined with a permission_callback (user_permissions_check) that grants access to any authenticated user by only verifying $user->exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to pass an unsanitized data array via the key and data parameters directly to update_user_meta(), overwriting arbitrary user meta on their own account — including the wp_capabilities meta key — to grant themselves Administrator-level privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2026-116885- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pxh-r9hv-cxqf
8.8
The Mobile builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up...
The Mobile builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the wcfmmp_profile_settings() REST handler exposed at POST /mobile-builder/v1/wcfm-profile-settings. This is due to a PHP loose-comparison logic flaw in the meta key allow-list check — strpos( $key, 'mobile_builder' ) == 0 evaluates to true for any key that does not contain the substring 'mobile_builder' because strpos() returns false on no match and false == 0 is true in PHP — combined with a permission_callback (user_permissions_check) that grants access to any authenticated user by only verifying $user->exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to pass an unsanitized data array via the key and data parameters directly to update_user_meta(), overwriting arbitrary user meta on their own account — including the wp_capabilities meta key — to grant themselves Administrator-level privileges.
- Record
GHSA-9pxh-r9hv-cxqf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
8.8
The Mobile builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the wcfmmp_profile_settings() REST handler exposed at POST /mobile-builder/v1/wcfm-profile-settings. This is due to a PHP loose-comparison logic flaw in the meta key allow-list check — strpos( $key, 'mobile_builder' ) == 0 evaluates to true for any key that does not contain the substring 'mobile_builder' because strpos() returns false on no match and false == 0 is true in PHP — combined with a permission_callback (user_permissions_check) that grants access to any authenticated user by only verifying $user->exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to pass an unsanitized data array via the key and data parameters directly to update_user_meta(), overwriting arbitrary user meta on their own account — including the wp_capabilities meta key — to grant themselves Administrator-level privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-104799- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| products, severity, title | CVE List | |
| aliases, cwes, references, severity, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-104799 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mobile Builder Builder, published November 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.