Role Scoper (Obsolete – Please install PublishPress Permissions)
role-scoper · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for Role Scoper (Obsolete – Please install PublishPress Permissions). Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
1 known vulnerabilities
1 exploitable without logging in · latest Sep 11, 2017
Closed on wordpress.org
Removed from the directory on Jan 7, 2022 · reason: author request. A closed component gets no more updates; installed copies keep running and their vulnerabilities stay open. Remove it or replace it with a maintained alternative.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2015-8353unauthenticated · needs a click
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Role Scoper plugin before 1.3.67 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary w
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).