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CVE-2026-97644.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 8.8CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSDeferredModified Oct 06, 2026

Disclosure summary

The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Contact Identity Rebinding in all versions up to, and including, 4.9 The vulnerability exists because the `create_contact` function in the v3 REST endpoint (`POST /gh/v3/contacts`) is gated solely by the `add_contacts` capability and forwards the full request payload — including the security-bearing `user_id` column — into the upsert path of `Contacts_DB::add()`, which bypasses the ownership guard that `Contacts_DB::update()` enforces, allowing an attacker to rebind any existing contact record to an arbitrary WordPress user ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Sales Representative-level access and above to upsert their own contact row to point to an Administrator's user ID, then invoke the v4 email-test endpoint (`POST /gh/v4/emails/test`) — also accessible to the Sales Representative role via the `send_emails` capability — to generate an `{auto_login_url}` one-time permissions key bound to the rebound contact, and consume that link to call `wp_set_auth_cookie()` and gain a fully authenticated session as the WordPress Administrator.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-269

Source-specific records & product guidance

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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-97644

Open original source · Updated Oct 06, 2026

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Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-10-03T00:18:04-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-06T11:04:52-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:30-04:00