CVE-2026-104768
AutomatorWP <= 6.0.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Insufficient Role Validation in Anonymous Automation 'Role' Option
Description
The AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.4. This is due to missing privilege-ceiling validation in the `create_user()` function within the anonymous-user action (and equally in the Create User and Add/Change Role WordPress-integration actions), which verify only that the submitted role exists via `automatorwp_get_editable_roles()` without confirming the role falls at or below the acting context's privilege level — allowing attacker-controlled trigger tag data (e.g., a `{comment_author}` tag bound to the Role option) to supply any role, including `administrator`, unchallenged. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator-role account tied to an attacker-controlled email address, receiving the generated password via WordPress's new-user notification email and thereby gaining full administrative access to the site. Exploitation requires the site to have an anonymous automation configured with the Role option bound to a dynamic trigger tag such as `{comment_author}`, and is triggered when a site administrator performs the routine action of approving a comment — an action that provides no in-UI indication that it will mint a new privileged account from the comment author field.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 7, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the AutomatorWP plugin to the latest version.
- Verify that user role validation is correctly implemented.
- Remove any vulnerable anonymous automations.
- Monitor for unauthorized administrator accounts.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.4. This is due to missing privilege-ceiling validation in the `create_user()` function within the anonymous-user action (and equally in the Create User and Add/Change Role WordPress-integration actions), which verify only that the submitted role exists via `automatorwp_get_editable_roles()` without confirming the role falls at or below the acting context's privilege level — allowing attacker-controlled trigger tag data (e.g., a `{comment_author}` tag bound to the Role option) to supply any role, including `administrator`, unchallenged. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator-role account tied to an attacker-controlled email address, receiving the generated password via WordPress's new-user notification email and thereby gaining full administrative access to the site. Exploitation requires the site to have an anonymous automation configured with the Role option bound to a dynamic trigger tag such as `{comment_author}`, and is triggered when a site administrator performs the routine action of approving a comment — an action that provides no in-UI indication that it will mint a new privileged account from the comment author field. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-269 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/104xxx/CVE-2026-104768.json">CVE-2026-104768</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/6.0.3/includes/events.php#L1303 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/6.0.3/integrations/automatorwp/actions/anonymous-user.php#L487 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/6.0.3/integrations/automatorwp/actions/anonymous-user.php#L500 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/6.0.3/integrations/wordpress/actions/create-user.php#L174 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/6.0.3/integrations/wordpress/actions/user-role.php#L149 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/6.0.3/integrations/wordpress/triggers/anonymous-comment-post-type.php#L111 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3754573%40automatorwp&new=3754573%40automatorwp Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6138f184-4475-4288-835f-9bf8c21f9147?source=cve