GHSA-g289-qjmf-x2p6HighCVSS 7.2

The Mage Eventpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to,...

Published
October 28, 2026
Last Modified
October 28, 2026

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📋 Description

The Mage Eventpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.7.8 This is due to the mep_grant_shop_manager_access() function hooking user_has_cap and unconditionally granting manage_options whenever an attacker-controllable request marker matches — most notably $GET['page'] starting with 'mep' or 'mpwem_', which is never validated against an actually registered EventPress screen. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator by appending ?page=mep_x to core admin URLs (options-general.

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