PT-2026-127891
CVE-2026-76780
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Published
2026-10-28
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Updated
2026-10-28
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The Beyondseo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This is due to the plugin permanently granting the 'rankingcoach write redirectManager' (and sibling rankingcoach write * module capabilities) to the Contributor role via BaseModule::defineCapabilities(), whose default role list includes 'contributor', combined with the module's REST endpoints (registered through BaseSubmoduleApi::registerRouteCreate/registerRouteEdit/registerRouteDelete) authorizing state-changing requests solely through checkPermissionsPost(), which only calls current user can('rankingcoach write ') and performs no admin capability, ownership, or additional nonce check inside the callback. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to effectively that of an Administrator with respect to site-wide redirect management — creating, updating, or deleting 301/302 redirects that RedirectManagerHooks::handleRedirects() executes for every frontend visitor on template redirect, allowing hijacking of arbitrary paths (including /checkout, /wp-login.
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