CVE-2026-4314 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.2.4 contains a privilege escalation caused by insecure strpos() check in isDashboardOrProfileRequest() method, letting authenticated attackers with Subscriber access gain admin capabilities by crafted query parameters.

Severity & Score

Impact

Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator, allowing full control over WordPress options and user accounts.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version beyond 3.2.4.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/tags/3.2.4/modules/menu-editor/Bootstrap.php#L135
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/tags/3.2.4/modules/menu-editor/Bootstrap.php#L207
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=3475963&old_path=wpextended%2Ftrunk%2Fmodules%2Fmenu-editor%2FBootstrap.php&new=&new_path=wpextended%2Ftrunk%2Fmodules%2Fmenu-editor%2FBootstrap.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38ea001c-6edb-4f36-a7ec-19be1d857b9e?source=cve

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TheHackerWire

@thehackerwire

Mar 22, 2026

🟠 CVE-2026-4314 - High (8.8) The 'The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended' plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the `isDashboardOrProfileRequest()` method in the Menu Editor module using ... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4314/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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