CVE-2026-16992

Published: Aug 9, 2026Modified: Aug 26, 2026Deferred

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.5

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.

Related CWEs

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d85653f7-8556-4bac-8860-fbacc63ba5df/

Source: contact@wpscan.com

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