---
id: CVE-2026-87782
title: >-
  The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is
  allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a
  profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to
  grant themsel…
summary: >-
  The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is
  allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a
  profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to
  grant themsel…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
product: Koinonia Link
affected:
  - koinonia_link >= 1.1.2 < 1.1.5
published: '2026-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T10:17:40.077'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87782'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0f3af398-4a70-4987-9da8-b876b9e932c7/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T09:53:36.404240Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T08:20:03.943Z'
---

## Overview

The Koinonia Link WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not check that a user is allowed to change roles before saving a role selection submitted with a profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the Administrator role.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.