CVE-2026-7467
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Privilege Escalation in Read More & Accordion WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-05-20

Last updated on: 2026-05-20

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.7. This is due to the 'RadMoreAjax::importData' function not restricting which database tables can be written to during import and not properly validating the imported data. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with permission granted by the site owner through the plugin's role settings, to insert arbitrary rows into the 'wp_users' and 'wp_usermeta' tables, including the 'wp_capabilities' field, allowing them to create a new administrator account and gain administrator access to the site.
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Published
2026-05-20
Last Modified
2026-05-20
Generated
2026-06-09
AI Q&A
2026-05-20
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-08
NVD
CVE-2026-7467
EUVD
EUVD-2026-31030
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Vendor Product Version / Range
wp_plugin read_more_and_accordion to 3.5.7 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Executive Summary

The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability in versions up to and including 3.5.7 that allows privilege escalation. This happens because the 'RadMoreAjax::importData' function does not restrict which database tables can be written to during data import and fails to properly validate the imported data.

As a result, authenticated attackers who have permissions granted by the site owner through the plugin's role settings can insert arbitrary rows into critical database tables such as 'wp_users' and 'wp_usermeta'. This includes modifying the 'wp_capabilities' field, which can allow them to create a new administrator account and gain full administrator access to the WordPress site.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have severe impacts as it allows an attacker with some level of authenticated access to escalate their privileges to full administrator rights on the WordPress site.

  • Creation of new administrator accounts by attackers.
  • Full control over the website, including the ability to modify content, install malicious code, or change site settings.
  • Potential compromise of sensitive data stored on the site.
  • Disruption of website operations and loss of trust from users.
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