Privilege escalation in Userplace

CVE-2026-110963

The Userplace WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform authorization checks on an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users and publicly exposes the nonce that protects it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account or write arbitrary site options, leading to full site takeover.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

  • Userplace

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-110963?
CVE-2026-110963 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Userplace, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-110963?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.