CVE-2026-13415 (GCVE-0-2026-13415)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-27 06:00
VLAI
Title
CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance < 4.1.18 - Editor+ Privilege Escalation via cmp_ajax_import_settings
Summary
The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not enforce an option-name allow-list when importing settings via one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with the Editor role (when the administrator has granted the Editor role access to the CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18's admin-bar controls) to update arbitrary WordPress options, including options that lead to privilege escalation to Administrator.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f0380d89-6e49-46… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown CMP Affected: 0 , < 4.1.18 (semver)
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Credits
Revanth Hari Narayana Matte WPScan
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