Description
The Simple Banner WordPress plugin before 3.3.3 does not correctly limit the capabilities it grants to the user roles an administrator allows to manage its banners, granting such roles the full administrator capability, which allows users in a low-privileged role to escalate their privileges and fully compromise the site.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Simple Banner WordPress plugin before 3.3.3 does not correctly limit the capabilities it grants to the user roles an administrator allows to manage its banners, granting such roles the full administrator capability, which allows users in a low-privileged role to escalate their privileges and fully compromise the site.
Title Simple Banner < 3.3.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Permissions Setting
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:35:05.601Z

Reserved: 2026-10-08T09:16:10.726Z

Link: CVE-2026-107506

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:21:08.336Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-21T06:16:46.993

Modified: 2026-10-21T18:37:38.700

Link: CVE-2026-107506

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T17:15:17Z

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