CVE-2026-74925

MultiVendorX 5.0.0 - 5.0.15 - Store Owner+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator

Published Sep 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before 5.0.16 does not restrict who can update its role and capability settings, allowing users holding its vendor role to grant that role administrator-level capabilities and take over the site.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Multivendorx
Multivendorx multivendorx
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Multivendorx
Multivendorx multivendorx
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before 5.0.16 does not restrict who can update its role and capability settings, allowing users holding its vendor role to grant that role administrator-level capabilities and take over the site.
Title MultiVendorX 5.0.0 - 5.0.15 - Store Owner+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 11, 2026, 10:09 AM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2026, 11:31 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 11, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Sep 11, 2026, 5:35 PM