GHSA-xwxr-p855-gjc3HighCVSS 7.5
The Backstage - Customizer Demo Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
The Backstage - Customizer Demo Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin assigning the manage_options capability to the backstage_customizer_user demo role, which is more permissive than necessary for Customizer-only demo access. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to navigate beyond the Customizer and update arbitrary WordPress options such as default_role, leading to privilege escalation.
🔗 References (5)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9842
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backstage/tags/1.4.2/includes/class-Backstage.php#L154
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backstage/tags/1.4.2/includes/class-Backstage.php#L348
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5bcf1f02-0946-4e96-a81b-00c7c48d64b3?source=cve
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwxr-p855-gjc3