# CVE-2026-12415: Invoice Generator <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover via 'user_id' Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges and take over accounts by modifying user emails via a missing capability check in the Invoice Generator plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f3q2-677p-c93v

## What is CVE-2026-12415?

CVE-2026-12415 is a critical vulnerability in pravel Invoice Generator, published on 27 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the pravel_invoice_edit_account() AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. The handler is exposed via wp_ajax_nopriv_pravel_invoice_edit_account, accepts an attacker-controlled user_id and user_email from POST data, and calls wp_update_user() without verifying authentication, ownership, or a nonce. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the email address of any user, including administrators, and then trigger WordPress's password reset flow to gain access to the targeted account.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12415?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-12415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2026-12415-or-CVE-2026-12416.py (github_poc): https://github.com/xxconi/CVE-2026-12415-or-CVE-2026-12416.py

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12415 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12415 is a critical vulnerability in pravel Invoice Generator, published on 27 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pravel Invoice Generator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12415/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12415/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12415
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12415
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12415

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12415/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.