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GHSA-R5JQ-WVHC-W6JV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-22 06:30 – Updated: 2026-03-22 06:30

Details

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)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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    "CVE-2026-4314"
  ],
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    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The \u0027The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit \u2013 WP Extended\u0027 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[\u0027REQUEST_URI\u0027]` 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.",
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  "modified": "2026-03-22T06:30:14Z",
  "published": "2026-03-22T06:30:14Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4314"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/tags/3.2.4/modules/menu-editor/Bootstrap.php#L135"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/tags/3.2.4/modules/menu-editor/Bootstrap.php#L207"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "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"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    }
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CVE-2026-4314 (GCVE-0-2026-4314)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-22 03:26 – Updated: 2026-03-23 16:25

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)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpexte…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpexte…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	wpextended	The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended	Affected: * , ≤ 3.2.4 (semver)

Credits

Hung Nguyen

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-R5JQ-WVHC-W6JV

CVE-2026-4314 (GCVE-0-2026-4314)

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