Debugger & Troubleshooter - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Cookie Manipulation vulnerability
critical
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Cookie Manipulation vulnerability
- CVSS:
- 9.8
- Affected:
- up to 1.3.2
- Fixed in:
- 1.4.0
- Disclosed:
- Mar 30, 2026
Debugger & Troubleshooter <= 1.3.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Cookie Manipulation
high
The Debugger & Troubleshooter plugin for WordPress was vulnerable to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.3.2. This was due to the plugin accepting the wp_debug_troubleshoot_simulate_user cookie value directly as a user ID without any cryptographic validation or authorization checks. T...
- CVSS:
- 8.8
- Affected:
- up to 1.3.2
- Fixed in:
- 1.4.0
- Disclosed:
- Mar 30, 2026
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