The WP Remote Users Sync WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not restrict which user metadata keys may be written through its incoming user synchronisation requests, allowing a site that holds the shared synchronisation keys to set the capabilities of any existing account and escalate it to administrator.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | WP Remote Users Sync | unaffected |
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Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The WP Remote Users Sync WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not restrict which user metadata keys may be written through its incoming user synchronisation requests, allowing a site that holds the shared synchronisation keys to set the capabilities of any existing account and escalate it to administrator. | |
| Title | WP Remote Users Sync < 2.3.0 - Privilege Escalation to Administrator via 'meta' Sync Action | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-12T06:00:08.632Z
Reserved: 2026-11-05T12:04:41.951Z
Link: CVE-2026-123092
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-12T06:17:13.023
Modified: 2026-11-12T06:17:13.023
Link: CVE-2026-123092
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