Privilege Escalation in Simple Banner Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-107506
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Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 21 October 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-107506?
The Simple Banner plugin for WordPress, prior to version 3.3.3, allows improper capability management for user roles designated by administrators. This flaw enables users with lower privileges to inherit full administrative capabilities, leading to potential full site compromise. Administrators should ensure that they are using an updated version of the plugin to mitigate this vulnerability.
Affected Version(s)
Simple Banner 0 < 3.3.3
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.