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TI-2026-68965 Aliases CVE-2026-87782GHSA-hx93-m334-hcgh

Privilege escalation to Administrator in Koinonia Link WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check whether a user is allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a profile update. Any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, can grant themselves the Administrator role. The weakness is classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management).

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

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00225 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Koinonia Link (Unknown): 1.1.5

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
UnknownKoinonia Link1.1.2 to before 1.1.51.1.5Patch availableCNA
  • Koinonia Link VendorUnknown Affected 1.1.2 to before 1.1.5 Fixed in 1.1.5 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Koinonia Link to version 1.1.5, which fixes the issue for affected versions from 1.1.2 before 1.1.5.

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

  • Fix · CNA Koinonia Link (Unknown) Fixed in 1.1.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87782
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-hx93-m334-hcgh
  3. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  7. 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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