Vvveb prior to 1.0.8.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the admin user profile save endpoint that allows authenticated users to modify privileged fields on their own profile. Attackers can inject role_id=1 into profile save requests to escalate to Super Administrator privileges, enabling plugin upload functionality for remote code execution.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vvveb-privilege-escalation-via-admin-user-save
https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/releases/tag/1.0.8.1
https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/commit/0eca14af50f038915b8bf7ceec2becf6b6720b0a
Published: 2026-04-20
Updated: 2026-04-20
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High