CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2026-0844
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.29%
WordPress
Original NVD Description
The Simple User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 6.7 due to insufficient restriction on the 'profile_save_field' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.