CVE-2026-49113 (GCVE-0-2026-49113)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-16 20:57 – Updated: 2026-06-16 20:57
VLAI
Title
WordPress Cornerstone plugin < 7.8.8 - Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability
Summary
Subscriber Arbitrary Code Execution in Cornerstone < 7.8.8 versions.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
THEMECO Cornerstone Affected: n/a , < 7.8.8 (custom)
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Credits
Nguyen Ba Khanh | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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