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TI-2026-68301 Aliases CVE-2026-105058GHSA-7qfw-cm5p-qpvw

Privilege escalation in WordPress WP User Profiles plugin

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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

John James Jacoby's WP User Profiles WordPress plugin through 2.7.3 assigns privileges incorrectly, which lets a Subscriber account gain elevated privileges. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit this over the network without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability. The weakness is classified as CWE-266.

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

Description from the CNA

Subscriber Privilege Escalation in WP User Profiles <= 2.7.3 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00306 23rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
John James JacobyWP User Profilesup to 2.7.3—No fix listedCNA
  • WP User Profiles VendorJohn James Jacoby Affected up to 2.7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for WP User Profiles.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105058
  2. 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-7qfw-cm5p-qpvw
  3. 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-22687 WordPress WP User Profiles plugin <= 2.6.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-52000 WordPress bbPress plugin <= 2.6.14 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-44396 WordPress bbPress plugin <= 2.6.14 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-04100 A/B Testing for WordPress <= 1.18.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2025-01235 bbPress <= 2.6.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Limited Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2025-11493 Post Type Switcher <= 4.0.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Post Type Change CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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