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TI-2026-81722 Aliases CVE-2026-76780GHSA-8q7r-cf36-8v8v

Privilege escalation in BeyondSEO lets contributors manage redirects

Priority LOW 27CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

The BeyondSEO plugin for WordPress is affected up to and including version 1.3.6. Improper privilege management (CWE-269) lets the Contributor role manage site-wide redirects, because its REST endpoints check only a capability that Contributor holds. An authenticated attacker with Contributor access or higher can create, update or delete 301 and 302 redirects, which run for every frontend visitor and can hijack arbitrary paths.

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

Description from the CNA

The Beyondseo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This is due to the plugin permanently granting the 'rankingcoach_write_redirectManager' (and sibling rankingcoach_write_* module capabilities) to the Contributor role via BaseModule::defineCapabilities(), whose default role list includes 'contributor', combined with the module's REST endpoints (registered through BaseSubmoduleApi::registerRouteCreate/registerRouteEdit/registerRouteDelete) authorizing state-changing requests solely through checkPermissionsPost(), which only calls current_user_can('rankingcoach_write_<module>') and performs no admin capability, ownership, or additional nonce check inside the callback. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to effectively that of an Administrator with respect to site-wide redirect management — creating, updating, or deleting 301/302 redirects that RedirectManagerHooks::handleRedirects() executes for every frontend visitor on template_redirect, allowing hijacking of arbitrary paths (including /checkout, /wp-login.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th 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
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
rankingcoachBeyondSEO – AI SEO to Improve Rankings, Listings & Online Visibilityup to 1.3.6—No fix listedCNA
  • BeyondSEO – AI SEO to Improve Rankings, Listings & Online Visibility Vendorrankingcoach Affected up to 1.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for BeyondSEO.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76780
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-8q7r-cf36-8v8v
  3. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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