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TI-2026-70170 Aliases CVE-2026-92975GHSA-7cvm-g94w-xfg7

Groundhogg privilege escalation lets attackers take over sites

Priority LOW 37CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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

Groundhogg, a WordPress CRM and marketing plugin by trainingbusinesspros, is affected through version 4.8.3. The create_support_user() function identifies the support account only by hardcoded values that users control, a flaw classed as CWE-269. An attacker with a matching account can be silently promoted to administrator after an administrator triggers the support access feature, enabling full site takeover.

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

Description from the CNA

The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.3 via the `create_support_user()` function. This is due to the function identifying the support account solely by matching against publicly hardcoded constants — `user_login` `'groundhogg'` and email addresses `'[email protected]'` / `'[email protected]'` — where the `in_array()` email-equality check at line 238 is not a security boundary because any user fully controls their own email value. This makes it possible for an attacker with an account whose `user_login` is `'groundhogg'` and whose `user_email` matches one of the hardcoded support constants to have that account silently promoted to administrator — and additionally to super admin on multisite when the triggering administrator holds `manage_network_options` — resulting in full site takeover. Exploitation requires a two-actor flow: the attacker must first obtain or pre-plant an account with the hardcoded credentials (possible when open user registration is enabled or another account-creation path exists), after which a legitimate administrator must invoke the support-access feature via the `submit_ticket` or `process_send_support_access` entry points to trigger the promotion.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00342 27th 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
trainingbusinessprosGroundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automationup to 4.8.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation Vendortrainingbusinesspros Affected up to 4.8.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——trainingbusinesspros

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Groundhogg.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92975
  2. 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-7cvm-g94w-xfg7
  3. 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2023-01346 Groundhogg Contacts < 2.7.9.4 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-01986 HollerBox < 2.1.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
  • TI-2019-11742 The groundhogg plugin before 1.3.5 for WordPress has… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-00313 Groundhogg <= 3.7.3.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via gh_big_file_upload Function CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-67410 Improper privilege management in trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-17022 WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources