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GHSA-HQ2M-9P82-5366

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-22 09:30 – Updated: 2026-06-22 09:30

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The Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly restrict the roles that can be assigned when creating new users via one of its REST API endpoints, allowing authenticated users with a custom Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 role to escalate privileges to administrator.

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  "id": "GHSA-hq2m-9p82-5366",
  "modified": "2026-06-22T09:30:45Z",
  "published": "2026-06-22T09:30:45Z",
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CVE-2026-8157 (GCVE-0-2026-8157)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-22 06:00 – Updated: 2026-06-22 12:48

Title

Vitepos < 3.4.2 - Outlet Manager+ Privilege Escalation

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6680cc6a-9758-40…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Vitepos	Affected: 0 , < 3.4.2 (semver)

Credits

Real_King_Engine (ISAL FRAMEWORK) WPScan

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GHSA-HQ2M-9P82-5366

CVE-2026-8157 (GCVE-0-2026-8157)

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