CVE-2026-45216
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in StoreApps Smart Manager allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Smart Manager: from n/a through 8.85.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in StoreApps Smart Manager allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their role should permit, potentially gaining administrative-level access to the plugin's functions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Smart Manager plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Smart Manager' by StoreApps, or check the filesystem at wp-content/plugins/ for smart-manager folderAffected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin Plugins page, click on the Smart Manager plugin to view its version, or read the version from the plugin's main PHP file headerAffected if Unable to confirm the version is after any patched release (no patched version specified)
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Audit Smart Manager user access settingsGo to Smart Manager settings in WordPress admin and review which user roles have access to the plugin functionalityAffected if Non-administrator roles (editors, authors, contributors, or subscribers) are granted access to Smart Manager
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Test for privilege escalation capabilityUsing a non-admin user account with Smart Manager access, attempt to access or modify data or settings that should be restricted to administrators onlyAffected if A non-admin user can perform actions or view data that should require administrator privileges
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Review user capabilities and rolesNavigate to Users > All Users and cross-reference which users have Smart Manager capabilities (sm_capability) assignedAffected if Users with limited roles have been assigned elevated sm_capability permissions
Your environment is affected if the StoreApps Smart Manager plugin is installed and non-administrator users have access to it, as this could allow privilege escalation beyond their assigned role.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade StoreApps Smart Manager to version 8.85.1 or later which implements proper privilege assignment controls. If immediate upgrade is not possible, review user role assignments and restrict Smart Manager access to trusted administrators only.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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