CVE-2026-19883 (GCVE-0-2026-19883)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-22 02:26 – Updated: 2026-08-24 13:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.8.24 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update to wpematico_import_settings admin_action
Summary
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpematico_import_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 12:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
10 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| etruel | WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.8.24
(semver)
|
guessed |
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