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CVE-2026-19598 (GCVE-0-2026-19598)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-15 17:25 – Updated: 2026-08-17 15:49

Previdian

Title

Pods <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass to Admin Methods via 'pods_admin' AJAX Router

Summary

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON meta-box-loader compatibility path only writes failures to the PHP error log and returns false instead of terminating the request, rendering all guards ineffective. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to Administrator or overwrite the password of any user account, including the site owner's, enabling complete site takeover, or perform another administrator action.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-17 15:49 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2253 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/t…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
sc0ttkclark	Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields	Affected: 2.8 , ≤ 2.8.23.3 (semver) Affected: 2.9 , ≤ 2.9.19.3 (semver) Affected: 3.0 , ≤ 3.0.10.3 (semver) Affected: 3.1 , ≤ 3.1.4.1 (semver) Affected: 3.2 , ≤ 3.2.8.2 (semver) Affected: 3.3 , ≤ 3.3.9 (semver)	guessed

Credits

Nhien Pham (nhienit) thevietronin

Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 772a9cf6-451d-498c-ac93-3c264c90738d

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-19598

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-22 08:27 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps

First Seen: 2026-08-22

Asserted: 2026-08-22

Scope

Notes: Pods <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass to Admin Methods via 'pods_admin' AJAX Router | Affected: sc0ttkclark / Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.00498 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details

Feed	KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title	Pods <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass to Admin Methods via 'pods_admin' AJAX Router
Vendor	sc0ttkclark
Product	Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields
Added Date	2026-08-22T08:27:29.848Z
Cvss Score	9.8
Epss Score	0.00498
Cvss Severity	CRITICAL
Epss Percentile	0.40769
Used In Malware	unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev	None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev	True

References

Created: 2026-08-23 09:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-08-23 09:00 UTC

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FKIE_CVE-2026-19598

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 18:16 - Updated: 2026-08-20 12:48

Previdian

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
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	security@wordfence.com	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3628032a-3121-45a7-8a78-cfcd8ba6af2f?source=cve

Impacted products

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GHSA-HMMC-48GM-3645

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-15 18:31

Details

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

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CVE-2026-19598 (GCVE-0-2026-19598)

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Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

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Public Report Successful Exploitation Confidence: 70% Source: kevintel

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