CVE-2026-104768 (GCVE-0-2026-104768)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-07 11:26 – Updated: 2026-11-08 01:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
AutomatorWP <= 6.0.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Insufficient Role Validation in Anonymous Automation 'Role' Option
Summary
The AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.4. This is due to missing privilege-ceiling validation in the `create_user()` function within the anonymous-user action (and equally in the Create User and Add/Change Role WordPress-integration actions), which verify only that the submitted role exists via `automatorwp_get_editable_roles()` without confirming the role falls at or below the acting context's privilege level — allowing attacker-controlled trigger tag data (e.g., a `{comment_author}` tag bound to the Role option) to supply any role, including `administrator`, unchallenged. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator-role account tied to an attacker-controlled email address, receiving the generated password via WordPress's new-user notification email and thereby gaining full administrative access to the site. Exploitation requires the site to have an anonymous automation configured with the Role option bound to a dynamic trigger tag such as `{comment_author}`, and is triggered when a site administrator performs the routine action of approving a comment — an action that provides no in-UI indication that it will mint a new privileged account from the comment author field.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-08 01:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
Wordfence
CNA
References
8 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubengc | AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.0.4
(semver)
|
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