Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WP Extended Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2026-4314

What is CVE-2026-4314?

The WP Extended plugin for WordPress contains a security flaw that enables privilege escalation due to a vulnerability in the Menu Editor module. Specifically, the 'isDashboardOrProfileRequest()' method employs an improperly secured check using 'strpos()' on '$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']' to identify dashboard or profile requests. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to manipulate requests by appending specific query parameters to admin URLs. As a result, these attackers can obtain elevated privileges, including 'manage_options', thereby enabling them to alter critical WordPress settings and create new Administrator accounts.

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