{"id":"CVE-2026-4314","aliases":["EUVD-2026-14275","GHSA-r5jq-wvhc-w6jv"],"status":"published","title":"The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended \u003c= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Menu Editor Module","description":"The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the `isDashboardOrProfileRequest()` method in the Menu Editor module using an insecure `strpos()` check against `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` to determine if a request targets the dashboard or profile page. The `grantVirtualCaps()` method, which is hooked into the `user_has_cap` filter, grants elevated capabilities including `manage_options` when this check returns true. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative capabilities by appending a crafted query parameter to any admin URL, allowing them to update arbitrary WordPress options and ultimately create new Administrator accounts.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00303,"percentile":0.23331,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2026-03-22T03:26:34Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:56:24Z","products":[{"vendor":"wpextended","product":"the ultimate wordpress toolkit – wp extended"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38ea001c-6edb-4f36-a7ec-19be1d857b9e?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/tags/3.2.4/modules/menu-editor/Bootstrap.php#L135"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/tags/3.2.4/modules/menu-editor/Bootstrap.php#L207"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=3475963\u0026old_path=wpextended%2Ftrunk%2Fmodules%2Fmenu-editor%2FBootstrap.php\u0026new=\u0026new_path=wpextended%2Ftrunk%2Fmodules%2Fmenu-editor%2FBootstrap.php"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4314"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5jq-wvhc-w6jv"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-4314","title":"The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended \u003c= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Menu Editor Module","description":"The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the `isDashboardOrProfileRequest()` method in the Menu Editor module using an insecure `strpos()` check against `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` to determine if a request targets the dashboard or profile page. The `grantVirtualCaps()` method, which is hooked into the `user_has_cap` filter, grants elevated capabilities including `manage_options` when this check returns true. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative capabilities by appending a crafted query parameter to any admin URL, allowing them to update arbitrary WordPress options and ultimately create new Administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-22T03:26:34.034Z","modified":"2026-04-08T16:46:38.168Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:59.369956Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-14275","description":"The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the `isDashboardOrProfileRequest()` method in the Menu Editor module using an insecure `strpos()` check against `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` to determine if a request targets the dashboard or profile page. The `grantVirtualCaps()` method, which is hooked into the `user_has_cap` filter, grants elevated capabilities including `manage_options` when this check returns true. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative capabilities by appending a crafted query parameter to any admin URL, allowing them to update arbitrary WordPress options and ultimately create new Administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-22T03:26:34Z","modified":"2026-04-08T16:46:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:02.846408Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-r5jq-wvhc-w6jv","title":"The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...","description":"The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. 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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative capabilities by appending a crafted query parameter to any admin URL, allowing them to update arbitrary WordPress options and ultimately create new Administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-22T06:30:14Z","modified":"2026-03-22T06:30:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:06:47.173687Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-4314","description":"The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the `isDashboardOrProfileRequest()` method in the Menu Editor module using an insecure `strpos()` check against `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` to determine if a request targets the dashboard or profile page. The `grantVirtualCaps()` method, which is hooked into the `user_has_cap` filter, grants elevated capabilities including `manage_options` when this check returns true. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to gain administrative capabilities by appending a crafted query parameter to any admin URL, allowing them to update arbitrary WordPress options and ultimately create new Administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-22T04:16:26.18Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:56:24.47Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:10.126802Z"}]}}