TI-2026-68012 Aliases CVE-2026-48197 GHSA-w6q9-4pw2-9rcj

Privilege escalation in WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin

LOW 34CWE-266Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
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-266.

Summary

Incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) in the PublishPress Capabilities plugin for WordPress affects versions from n/a through 2.45.0. The flaw lets a user gain privileges they should not hold. A remote attacker with high privileges and no user interaction can escalate privileges, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability-manager-enhanced allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PublishPress Capabilities: from n/a through 2.45.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
PublishPress	PublishPress Capabilities	up to 2.45.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

PublishPress Capabilities VendorPublishPress Affected up to 2.45.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for PublishPress Capabilities.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48197
2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-w6q9-4pw2-9rcj
2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

TI-2022-03111 PublishPress Capabilities < 2.5.2 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2021-07310 PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-25067 WordPress PublishPress Revisions plugin <= 3.7.23 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-08551 Authorization bypass in PublishPress Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-20427 WordPress PublishPress Authors plugin <= 4.10.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2025-30658 WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 3.3.1 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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