CVE-2026-4314 (GCVE-0-2026-4314)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-22 03:26 – Updated: 2026-03-23 16:25
VLAI?
Title
The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Menu Editor Module
Summary
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 ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpextended | The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended |
Affected:
* , ≤ 3.2.4
(semver)
|
Credits
Hung Nguyen
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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