id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
18932	WP_User::set_role leaves user object without any caps when role does not change	jammitch	ryan	"The first thing WP_User::set_role does is clears out the user's existing caps array. Then it checks to see if the passed-in role is the user's current role, and quits the function if so. This is great if the role actually changes. If it does not, this leaves the user with the same role, but '''without any caps whatsoever''' for the remainder of the current page.

Core WordPress code may not use the function in this way, but plugins may.

Workaround:
Plugins calling set_role should wrap the call in the same-role check found inside the function.

Fix:
Do the same-role check prior to unsetting the caps."	defect (bug)	closed	normal	3.5	Role/Capability	3.1	minor	fixed	has-patch