The iLeads SMS Gateway by Exsile WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not check capabilities or nonces in several AJAX actions that update a site option chosen by the request, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to change arbitrary WordPress options and escalate to administrator, for example by enabling registration with administrator as the default role.

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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The iLeads SMS Gateway by Exsile WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not check capabilities or nonces in several AJAX actions that update a site option chosen by the request, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to change arbitrary WordPress options and escalate to administrator, for example by enabling registration with administrator as the default role.
Title Exsile SMS Gateway < 2.0.0 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-11-07T06:00:29.219Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T09:57:22.744Z

Link: CVE-2026-121866

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-07T06:16:58.960

Modified: 2026-11-07T06:16:58.960

Link: CVE-2026-121866

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