CVE-2026-96532 (GCVE-0-2026-96532)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-26 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-26 06:00
VLAI
Title
Testimonials Widget <= 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Update
Summary
The Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not perform a capability or ownership check when handling its front-end testimonial submission form, allowing unauthenticated users to modify or create arbitrary posts, including overwriting the title, content and author of any existing post.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1372d8a-6654-4d… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Testimonials Widget Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.0.4 (semver)
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Credits
Naiches WPScan
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