# CVE-2026-13741: Privilege escalation in Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login

> Authenticated subscribers can escalate to Administrator via forged role parameter if the DIGITS User Role field is configured.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9xxr-jm2h-93xc

## What is CVE-2026-13741?

CVE-2026-13741 is a high-severity vulnerability in UnitedOver Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login, published on 16 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.0.5. This is due to missing authorization and role validation in the `dig_update_wpwc_custom_fields()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to Administrator by submitting a forged `digits_reg_userrole` value during profile update, granted the site administrator has configured the built-in DIGITS User Role field.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13741?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-13741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-13741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-13741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-13741 is a high-severity vulnerability in UnitedOver Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login, published on 16 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UnitedOver Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login. 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-2026-13741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13741/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-13741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.