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WP Roster CVE-2026-115255

| EUVDEUVD-2026-111731 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-28 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-j835-2vx3-j669
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach site over network unauthenticated
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted AJAX request to WP Roster action
  3. Execution
    Bypass absent capability/nonce check
  4. Impact
    Delete roster member user accounts

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of the WP Roster plugin, provided it is installed and active at a version before 2.35. The vulnerable AJAX action performs no capability or nonce check, so no authentication, privilege, or user interaction is required. What limits impact: the confirmed effect is restricted to deleting the WordPress user accounts of roster members (I:L; no data disclosure or broader system compromise per the vector), and exploitation requires that the site actually runs this plugin with roster-member user accounts present.

Impact

Signals are mostly consistent and point to a real but moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring no privileges and no user interaction - PR:N confirms unauthenticated access per the vector. However, the impact is deliberately scoped low (C:N/I:L/A:N, base 5.3): the only confirmed effect is deletion of the WordPress user accounts of roster members, not full site compromise. The EPSS score is low (0.15%, 4th percentile), the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV, and no exploit code is referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', which aligns the low EPSS and absent active-exploitation signal with the easy, unauthenticated trigger - meaning this should be remediated on a normal monthly cadence, not treated as act_now/emergency. One nuance worth verifying: NVD models account deletion as an integrity impact (I:L) rather than availability, which is defensible but means the operational effect (loss of access for deleted users) may feel more like an availability problem to affected sites.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the WordPress site sends an unauthenticated request to the vulnerable WP Roster AJAX action, which performs no capability or nonce verification, and specifies a roster member's account for deletion. Because no login, token, or user interaction is needed, the request succeeds against any site running the plugin before 2.35. No public exploit code is referenced, so an attacker would craft the request from the plugin's AJAX handler details.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can delete WordPress user accounts of roster members on sites running the WP Roster plugin before 2.35, because one of its AJAX actions lacks capability and nonce checks. The issue is rated CVSS 5.3 with integrity-only impact and is exploitable remotely without authentication or user interaction when the plugin is active and roster-member accounts exist. EPSS is 0.15%, no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the vendor patch is version 2.35.

RemediationAI

Update the WP Roster plugin to version 2.35 or later; the vendor-released patch version is 2.35. The WPScan advisory is https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/af573c89-e246-4c52-bd15-fa92c317c263/. No alternate mitigation or workaround is described in the supplied references.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Roster 0 <2.35

Affected Packages

euvd wp_roster fix: 2.35

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

WP Roster is a WordPress plugin, and the flaw sits in an AJAX action that performs neither a capability check nor a nonce check. In WordPress, those checks are the normal gatekeeping for AJAX handlers: nonces bind a request to an intended action and user session, while capability checks ensure the caller has the required role. Their absence means the handler can be reached without authentication; the resulting confirmed impact is deletion of the WordPress user accounts of roster members, matching an integrity-only CVSS 5.3 score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) captures the root cause class. EUVD lists affected versions as WP Roster 0 <2.35; no CPE strings were supplied, and further request-level trigger details are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated, low-complexity AJAX request with no checks gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; effect is limited account deletion (integrity) so C:N/I:L/A:N, scope unchanged.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 28, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 28, 2026 - 07:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 28, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 28, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP Roster WordPress plugin before 2.35 does not perform any capability or nonce checks on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete the WordPress user accounts of roster members.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress roster plugin, limited install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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