# CVE-2026-94487: PublishPress Capabilities cross-site request forgery

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-94487-unauthenticated-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-publishpress  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-23. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-94487 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-09-23

PublishPress Capabilities is a WordPress plugin that manages user roles and permissions. An unauthenticated attacker can craft malicious web pages that trick logged-in administrators into performing unintended actions, such as modifying permissions or site settings. Exploitation requires a privileged user to visit the attacker's page, but no authentication from the attacker is needed.

Vendors: [PublishPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/publishpress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-94487 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-94487 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-94487?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 23 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** PublishPress Capabilities up to 2.50.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-94487?** A patch was published on 2026-09-23: patched in version 2.51.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-94487 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-94487?** Check whether you run PublishPress Capabilities at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting PublishPress Capabilities versions up to 2.50.1, where sensitive actions lack proper CSRF token validation. An attacker can host a malicious page that, when visited by an authenticated administrator, performs arbitrary actions on the WordPress site without their knowledge. The vulnerability was patched in version 2.51.0.

## Affected products

- PublishPress Capabilities up to 2.50.1

## Timeline

- 2026-09-23: disclosed
- 2026-09-23: patched: patched in version 2.51.0

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-50-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-50-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [PublishPress Capabilities privilege escalation in capability-manager-enhanced](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48197-incorrect-privilege-assignment-vulnerability-in-publishpress)