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FluentCRM Pro EUVDEUVD-2026-66935

| CVE-2026-78271 HIGH
Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)
2026-08-27 Patchstack GHSA-mxvf-mh6j-w652
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain WordPress Editor-level credentials
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to target WordPress site
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to FluentCRM Pro handler
  4. Execution
    Trigger incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266)
  5. Persist
    Gain Administrator-level access
  6. Impact
    Full WordPress site compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege assignment review
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress session with the Editor role (or a role of equivalent or higher standing granted by the plugin's incorrect assignment logic). CVSS PR:H confirms that unauthenticated access is not sufficient - a valid account with elevated-but-sub-administrator WordPress credentials is the minimum prerequisite. The plugin must be installed and active on the target WordPress site. What limits exploitation: the attacker must already possess a WordPress Editor-level account on the target site, which is not obtainable without prior credential compromise or deliberate provisioning. Sites that do not grant Editor-level access to untrusted users, or that have no FluentCRM Pro installation, are not affected.

Impact

The CVSS 7.2 score with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H signals that while the attack is network-accessible and requires no user interaction, exploitation is gated behind a high-privilege account (PR:H). The C:H/I:H/A:H triad indicates that a successful escalation results in full compromise of the WordPress instance. No EPSS data was provided, and neither a CISA KEV listing nor public proof-of-concept code has been identified, moderating real-world urgency. The practical risk surface is limited to WordPress sites where untrusted or semi-trusted users have been granted the Editor role - a meaningful concern in multi-author sites, editorial teams, or agencies that provision Editor accounts to clients. The PR:H designation in the provided vector is worth scrutiny: the WordPress Editor role is not an administrative role, so some analysts may reasonably classify it as PR:L, which would raise the calculated score to approximately 8.8. This ambiguity should be confirmed against the vendor advisory.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds a WordPress Editor account - obtained via credential theft, account compromise, or legitimate provisioning on a multi-author site - sends a crafted request to a FluentCRM Pro endpoint that fails to enforce role boundaries. The plugin incorrectly grants the Editor elevated privileges, such as Administrator, enabling the attacker to install malicious plugins, create new admin accounts, exfiltrate the site database, or fully deface or take over the WordPress installation. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 27, 2026

Privilege escalation in FluentCRM Pro (WordPress plugin, versions <= 3.1.12) allows authenticated users holding the Editor role to elevate their access level, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact against the WordPress installation. Reported by Patchstack and scored CVSS 7.2 with PR:H, the flaw is rooted in CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment), meaning the plugin fails to correctly enforce role boundaries for Editors interacting with CRM functionality. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Update FluentCRM Pro to a version beyond 3.1.12 as soon as one is confirmed available from WP Manage Ninja. An exact patched release version is not independently confirmed from the available data - consult the Patchstack advisory at the reference URL and the WP Manage Ninja changelog for the released fix version. As a compensating control while patching is arranged, audit all WordPress users assigned the Editor role and remove or demote any accounts that do not require that level of access; reducing the number of users who can reach the vulnerable escalation path directly limits exposure. Restricting access to WordPress admin-area endpoints via IP allowlisting or WAF rules for non-administrative users is an additional layer, though it does not remediate the underlying flaw.

Affected VersionsENISA

FluentCRM Pro n/a ≤3.1.12

Affected Packages

euvd fluentcrm_pro no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

FluentCRM Pro is a premium marketing automation and CRM plugin for WordPress developed by WP Manage Ninja, handling contact lists, email campaigns, and automation workflows directly within the WordPress admin surface. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:wp_manage_ninja:fluentcrm_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all versions through 3.1.12. CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) describes flaws where a component grants an actor permissions beyond what their role should allow - in this case, the plugin likely exposes an administrative action (such as a REST endpoint or AJAX handler) that fails to validate whether the requesting user's WordPress role is actually authorized to perform that action, allowing an Editor to invoke capabilities reserved for higher-privilege users.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Editor is a non-administrative WordPress role, making PR:L more accurate than PR:H; all other metrics align with the provided vector.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Editor Privilege Escalation in FluentCRM Pro <= 3.1.12 versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

FluentCRM Pro (versions ≤3.1.12) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing Editor-role WordPress users to gain full administrative control. Organizations using this plugin face potential compromise of all confidential data, content integrity, and system availability if Editor accounts exist among untrusted users.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict Editor role assignments to fully trusted administrators, disable FluentCRM Pro if CRM functionality is not actively required, implement WordPress audit logging with alerts on privilege escalation attempts, and establish a hard 30-day deadline for patch deployment or plugin replacement.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular premium WordPress CRM plugin, paid tier limits reach
Data Quality
5 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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