CVE-2025-49981: WordPress User Roles and Capabilities plugin <= 1.2.6 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in mahabub81 User Roles and Capabilities user-roles-and-capabilities allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects User Roles and Capabilities: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.

Affected products

mahabub81 User Roles and Capabilities: through 1.2.6

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/user-roles-and-capabilities/vulnerability/wordpress-user-roles-and-capabilities-plugin-1-2-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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