Description
The HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not perform a capability check when handling a request that rebuilds its own custom user role, allowing a user who already holds that role to grant it administrator-level capabilities and escalate their privileges.
Published:
2026-10-22
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Unknown | HIPAA Forms | unaffected |
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History
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The HIPAA Forms WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 does not perform a capability check when handling a request that rebuilds its own custom user role, allowing a user who already holds that role to grant it administrator-level capabilities and escalate their privileges. | |
| Title | CM HIPAA Forms < 3.3.2 - hipaa_forms+ Privilege Escalation via cm_hipaa_update_user_role | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-22T06:00:17.082Z
Reserved: 2026-10-13T10:20:17.784Z
Link: CVE-2026-109927
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-22T06:17:13.590
Modified: 2026-10-22T06:17:13.590
Link: CVE-2026-109927
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