WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress

Powerful user role management plugin for WordPress websites. Easily create, customize, and manage user roles and capabilities without writing code.

2Reported vulnerabilities
8.8Highest CVSS score
1.7.3Latest version
3,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress to 1.6.7 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 15, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2023-0820 High 8.8 0.4% Before 1.6.7 1.6.7 April 3, 2023
CVE-2017-18566 Medium 6.1 1.4% Before 1.5.6 1.5.6 August 20, 2019

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.