WordPress DD Roles plugin <= 4.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Mosterd3d DD Roles dd-roles allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects DD Roles: from n/a through <= 4.1.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Mika | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dd-roles/vulnerability/wordpress-dd-roles-plugin-4-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Mosterd3d

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Affected Software

DD Roles

Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: January 16th, 2025

Last Modified: May 11th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-266

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism