Description
The Multiple Roles per User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mrpu_add_multiple_roles_ui' and 'mrpu_save_multiple_user_roles' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, granted the 'edit_users' capability, to edit any user's role, including promoting users to Administrator and demoting Administrators to lower-privileged roles.
Published: 2025-11-18
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

The Multiple Roles per User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data because all versions up to 1.0 lack a capability check on the functions that add and save user roles. An authenticated user who has the 'edit_users' capability can change any other user's role, promoting them to Administrator or demoting existing Administrators to lower‑privileged roles.

Affected Systems

The affected system is the WordPress Multiple Roles per User plugin, developed by jemoreto. All released versions up to and including 1.0 are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates a medium‑to‑high severity vulnerability that can be exploited by any authenticated user with edit_users rights. The EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting a very low probability of exploitation at present, though the issue is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. A likely attack vector is a local authenticated attacker using a WordPress user account with edit_users capability to modify role assignments.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 21:10 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest version of the Multiple Roles per User plugin that includes the missing authorization check
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, disable the Multiple Roles per User plugin until a patched version is available
  • Review and restrict the edit_users capability in the site, ensuring only trusted users retain that permission

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 21:10 UTC.

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History

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:45:00 +0000

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Description The Multiple Roles per User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mrpu_add_multiple_roles_ui' and 'mrpu_save_multiple_user_roles' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, granted the 'edit_users' capability, to edit any user's role, including promoting users to Administrator and demoting Administrators to lower-privileged roles.
Title Multiple Roles per User <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Custom+) Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:44:49.981Z

Reserved: 2025-10-10T19:08:52.659Z

Link: CVE-2025-11620

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-18T16:14:31.410Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-11-18T09:15:47.123

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-11620

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T21:15:27Z

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