CVE-2026-4261CWE-862

Expire Users <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator via save_extra_user_profile_fields

High · published March 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Expire Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the 'on_expire_default_to_role' meta through the 'save_extra_user_profile_fields' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00460 · 38.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-03-21T03:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAR 03:27Z
    Expire Users <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator via save_extra_user_profile_fields
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