CVE-2026-121866 PUBLISHED

Exsile SMS Gateway < 2.0.0 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 04.11.2026 Published: 07.11.2026 Updated: 07.11.2026

The iLeads SMS Gateway by Exsile WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not check capabilities or nonces in several AJAX actions that update a site option chosen by the request, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to change arbitrary WordPress options and escalate to administrator, for example by enabling registration with administrator as the default role.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product iLeads SMS Gateway by Exsile
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.0.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • Naoki Kawahigashi finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE