Privilege escalation in Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not check capabilities or nonces when it updates the capabilities of a role. Any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, can grant their own role administrator capabilities and take over the site. This is improper privilege management (CWE-269). The references include an exploit link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not perform any capability or nonce check when updating the capabilities of a role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant their own role administrator capabilities and take over the site.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Cool Media Filter | up to 1.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cool Media Filter VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Cool Media Filter.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87784
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87784 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87784 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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