---
id: "CVE-2026-120844"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120844"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120844"]
title: "WordPress OAuth SSO plugin: privilege escalation through incorrect role assignment"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["miniorange-oauth-sso", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["newer-version", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-06T08:17:19+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-06T08:40:33+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-06T08:42:23+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120844", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-06T08:40:33+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WordPress OAuth SSO plugin: privilege escalation through incorrect role assignment

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120844 (this .md is for agents)

The miniOrange OAuth Single Sign On WordPress plugin assigns privileges incorrectly during login, allowing privilege escalation. An attacker can gain higher access rights on a WordPress site than they should have.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the miniOrange OAuth Single Sign On (OAuth Client) plugin in the WordPress admin plugin list, looking for versions through `7.1.3`.
- Review the site's user list for unexpected administrator or elevated-role accounts.

## Fix

- OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) for WordPress: versions after `7.1.3` (exact fixed version unknown from the sources).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-06T08:40:33+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120844

## From the sources

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in miniOrange OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) miniorange-login-with-eve-online-google-facebook allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client): from n/a through 7.1.3.

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