Description
The JetBackup WordPress plugin before 3.1.23.5 does not verify the role or capabilities of the account it preserves across a restore or migration before granting it administrator privileges, allowing a subscriber-level user to gain administrator access after the site owner restores or migrates the site.
Published: 2026-09-02
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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The JetBackup WordPress plugin before 3.1.23.5 does not verify the role or capabilities of the account it preserves across a restore or migration before granting it administrator privileges, allowing a subscriber-level user to gain administrator access after the site owner restores or migrates the site.
Title JetBackup 3.1.7.9 - 3.1.23.3 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Restore Admin User Selection
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T06:00:17.857Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T14:10:15.826Z

Link: CVE-2026-19453

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.840

Modified: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.840

Link: CVE-2026-19453

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