PublishPress Capabilities: known security problems
9 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 9 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 2.51.0 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.50.1
- Fixed in
- 2.51.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.51.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-94487
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions <= 2.50.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.50.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.50.0
- Fixed in
- 2.50.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.50.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-75927
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.50.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation to Fresh-Install Default Capability Grant
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.45.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.45.0
- Fixed in
- 2.50.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.50.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-28183
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions <= 2.45.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.45.0) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.45.0
- Fixed in
- 2.50.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.50.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-48197
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions <= 2.45.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.31.0
- Fixed in
- 2.32.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.32.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-32394
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.31.0 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.1
- Fixed in
- 2.5.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.5.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-3366
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.3.2
- Fixed in
- 2.3.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.3.3 or newer.
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 2.3.1
- Fixed in
- 2.3.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 2.3.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-25032
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.5.9
- Fixed in
- 1.5.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PublishPress Capabilities to version 1.5.9 or newer.
- Report title
- PublishPress Capabilities <= 1.5.8 - Authenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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