CVE-2026-85681WP Component <= 2.2.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Blog Option Update
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The WP Component WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 does not have any capability or nonce checks on one of the actions it makes available to unauthenticated users, and it takes both the option name and the option value from the request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any of the site's options. On a single site installation this leads to a full takeover, as registration can be enabled with a default role of administrator.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown WP Component unknown:wp_component (from the name) | through 2.2.4 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c602bd9e-a825-4990-a66b-1403bbeb2cee/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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