Backstage <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Permissive Demo Role Capabilities
highThe Backstage - Customizer Demo Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin assigning the `manage_options` capability to the `backstage_customizer_user` demo role, which is more permissive than necessary for Customizer-only dem...
- CVSS:
- 7.5
- Affected:
- up to 1.4.2
- Fix:
- No patched version reported
- Disclosed:
- Jul 7, 2026