Role Escalation Vulnerability in Koinonia Link by WordPress
CVE-2026-87782
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Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 7 October 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-87782?
The Koinonia Link plugin for WordPress, versions before 1.1.5, fails to properly verify user permissions when altering role selections during profile updates. This oversight can be exploited by any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, allowing them to upgrade their own role to Administrator, which poses significant security risks to the system and its data.
Affected Version(s)
Koinonia Link 1.1.2 < 1.1.5
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.