The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.5 does not check the capability required to publish the post type being created, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish posts and pages on the site without holding the publish capability.
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Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 |
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.5 does not check the capability required to publish the post type being created, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish posts and pages on the site without holding the publish capability. | |
| Title | Content Mask 1.8.0 - 1.8.5.4 - Contributor Publish Capability Bypass via create_new_content_mask | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-23T06:00:18.068Z
Reserved: 2026-08-20T07:27:14.074Z
Link: CVE-2026-77003
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-23T06:17:23.720
Modified: 2026-08-23T06:17:23.720
Link: CVE-2026-77003
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Updated: 2026-08-23T07:30:03Z
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