CVE-2026-87782

Koinonia Link 1.1.2 - 1.1.4 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator

Published Oct 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the Administrator role.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions koinonia Link
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions koinonia Link
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the Administrator role.
Title Koinonia Link 1.1.2 - 1.1.4 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 9:57 AM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2026, 9:19 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 7, 2026, 7:17 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 2:52 PM