PLUGIN SECURITY
Is PublishPress Capabilities safe?
User role editing for WordPress. Manage user roles, control capabilities and permissions, and restrict admin access for any role.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
capability-manager-enhanced - Author: PublishPress
- 100000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (143 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 4439755 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2012-07-30
access-controlcapabilitiespermissionsuser role editoruser roles
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.50.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-14 3:14pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.3
- Requires PHP: 7.2.5+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
7 known CVEs on file for PublishPress Capabilities. Reported between 2018 and 2026.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48197 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] <= 2.45.0 (unfixed) | — | High 7.2 | < 2.50.0 | 2.50.0 | 2026-10-06 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-94487 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.51.0 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | High 8.1 | < 2.51.0 | 2.51.0 | 2026-09-08 | ⚠ update needed |
| CVE-2026-28183 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.50.0 | — | High 7.2 | < 2.50.0 | 2.50.0 | 2026-08-06 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-32394 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.32.0 | Missing Authorization | Medium 4.3 | < 2.32.0 | 2.32.0 | 2026-02-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-75927 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.50.1 | Improper Privilege Management | High 7.2 | < 2.50.1 | 2.50.1 | 2026-02-20 | ⚠ update needed |
| CVE-2022-3366 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.5.2 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data | High 7.2 | < 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | 2022-10-10 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.3.3 | — | Unknown | < 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | 2022-01-13 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.3.3 | — | Unknown | < 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | 2022-01-13 | ✓ fixed in latest |
+ 6 more known vulnerabilities
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-25032 | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.3.1 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Critical 9.8 | < 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 | 2021-12-06 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 1.5.9 | — | Unknown | < 1.5.9 | 1.5.9 | 2018-06-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 2.3.3 | — | Unknown | < 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions [capability-manager-enhanced] < 1.5.9 | — | Unknown | < 1.5.9 | 1.5.9 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Capability Manager Enhanced <= 1.5.8 - Authenticated SQLi | — | Unknown | < 1.5.9 | 1.5.9 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | — | Unknown | < 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep PublishPress Capabilities updated — 2.50.0 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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