CVE-2026-19840 (GCVE-0-2026-19840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-10 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-10 13:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Notiqoo < 1.4.14 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Option Update via Multiple AJAX Actions
Summary
The Notiqoo WordPress plugin before 1.4.14 does not have capability checks on several of its AJAX actions and builds the name of the option to write from user input, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to modify arbitrary WordPress options, which can be used to deactivate Notiqoo WordPress plugin before 1.4.14 and to lock every administrator out of the site.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 13:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/030939ee-9aa9-40… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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