Invoice Generator <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover via 'user_id' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the pravel_invoice_edit_account() AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. The handler is exposed via wp_ajax_nopriv_pravel_invoice_edit_account, accepts an attacker-controlled user_id and user_email from POST data, and calls wp_update_user() without verifying authentication, ownership, or a nonce. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the email address of any user, including administrators, and then trigger WordPress's password reset flow to gain access to the targeted account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12415
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3q2-677p-c93v
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee045d0d-101a-4ae2-b209-4a4865eec195?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/invoice-creator/trunk/lib/user-manage-function.php#L193
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/invoice-creator/trunk/lib/user-manage-function.php#L184
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/invoice-creator/trunk/lib/user-manage-function.php#L203
More pravel vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-10660 Weak password recovery in pravel SignUp & SignIn CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-10659 Weak password recovery in pravel Invoice Generator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-12415 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12415 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f3q2-677p-c93v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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