CVE-2026-15017

The MDJM Event Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8.4. This is due to missing capability checks and nonce verification in the `MDJM_Permissions::set_permissions()` and `MDJM_Employee_Manager::init()` functions, combined with the absence of server-side allow-list validation on the `employee_roles[]` and `new_role` POST parameters before they are passed to `mdjm_set_employee_role()` and `WP_User::set_role()`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to grant arbitrary MDJM capabilities — including `mdjm_employee` and `mdjm_employee_edit` — to any registered WordPress role, and subsequently leverage a subscriber-level account to escalate privileges to Administrator. `MDJM_Permissions::init()` is registered on the public WordPress `init` hook without any authentication gate, meaning the role-manipulation endpoint is reachable without any prior login.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mobile-dj-manager/tags/1.7.8.4/includes/admin/roles/class-mdjm-permissions.php#L24
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mobile-dj-manager/tags/1.7.8.4/includes/admin/roles/class-mdjm-permissions.php#L36
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mobile-dj-manager/tags/1.7.8.4/includes/admin/users/class-mdjm-employee-manager.php#L406
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mobile-dj-manager/tags/1.7.8.4/includes/employee-functions.php#L789
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mobile-dj-manager/tags/1.7.8.4/mobile-dj-manager.php#L107
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a691f92-9eff-4777-8198-b7cc5d9e73c0?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jul 2026, 10:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-23 10:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2026-15017

Mitre link : CVE-2026-15017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-15017

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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