Privilege escalation in Trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — Crm, Newsletters, And Marketing Automation
CVE-2026-92975
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.3 via the `create_support_user()` function. This is due to the function identifying the support account solely by matching against publicly hardcoded constants — `user_login` `'groundhogg'` and email addresses `'support@groundhogg.io'` / `'help@groundhogg.io'` — where the `in_array()` email-equality check at line 238 is not a security boundary because any user fully controls their own email value. This makes it possible for an attacker with an account whose `user_login` is `'groundhogg'` and whose `user_email` matches one of the hardcoded support constants to have that account silently promoted to administrator — and additionally to super admin on multisite when the triggering administrator holds `manage_network_options` — resulting in full site takeover. Exploitation requires a two-actor flow: the attacker must first obtain or pre-plant an account with the hardcoded credentials (possible when open user registration is enabled or another account-creation path exists), after which a legitimate administrator must invoke the support-access feature via the `submit_ticket` or `process_send_support_access` entry points to trigger the promotion.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c355658a-515a-48ed-a114-6a202…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.8.1/admin/help/help-page.p…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.8.1/admin/help/help-page.p…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.8.1/admin/help/help-page.p…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.8.1/admin/help/help-page.p…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.8.1/admin/help/help-page.p…
- github.com/groundhoggwp/groundhogg/commit/4b413aa6e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-92975?
- CVE-2026-92975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — Crm, Newsletters, And Marketing Automation, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92975?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.