What is GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v?

GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not perform any capability or nonce...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v cover?

GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-87784. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v?

GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5vHighCVSS 8.8

The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not perform any capability or nonce...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 6, 2026

Last Modified

November 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-87784 →

📋 Description

The Cool Media Filter WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not perform any capability or nonce check when updating the capabilities of a role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant their own role administrator capabilities and take over the site.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87784
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/16788a03-d95b-4675-868a-dd56cc3365b6
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6259-cx49-qv5v