CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-15992
The WP Password Policy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to and including 3.7.1. This is due to missing authorization checks and nonce verification in the `get_user()` function of the `Module_Password_Hint` class, which unconditionally calls `WP_User::set_role()` with the attacker-supplied `role` parameter on any account resolved via `$_POST['user_login']`, without confirming the requesting user holds the capability to assign roles. This makes it possi
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"WP Password Policy","vendor":"teydeastudio","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"3.7.1","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ce404f3e111e94bd109a2c15dd88d325682039395164e1f1137cba19b162af6d · sha256:6777b0ab086bd338… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-requirements/tags/3.7.1/src/modules/password-hint/class-module-password-hint.php#L39"}
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-requirements/tags/3.7.1/src/modules/password-hint/class-module-password-hint.php#L54"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ce404f3e111e94bd109a2c15dd88d325682039395164e1f1137cba19b162af6d · sha256:6777b0ab086bd338… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ad5ca1c-b8c3-42c0-8170-821ada826cbb?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ce404f3e111e94bd109a2c15dd88d325682039395164e1f1137cba19b162af6d · sha256:6777b0ab086bd338… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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