CVE-2026-4431 json
Easy Post Submission <= 2.3.0 - Missing Authorization
published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-12 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-53285
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Easy Post Submission plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `create_post()` function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0. This is due to the `rbsm_submit_post` AJAX action being registered for unauthenticated users via `wp_ajax_nopriv_rbsm_submit_post` without any authorization checks when a `postId` parameter is supplied. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the title, content, excerpt, categories, and tags of arbitrary posts, as well as change the post status to draft (effectively unpublishing them) via the 'postId' parameter.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- themeruby Easy Post Submission – Frontend Posting, Guest Publishing & Submit Content for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15494ccf-7c9d-4566-9e80-2da94172a3dd?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/easy-post-submission/tags/2.2.0/includes/client-ajax-handler.php#L38
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/easy-post-submission/tags/2.2.0/includes/client-ajax-handler.php#L974
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/easy-post-submission/tags/2.2.0/includes/client-ajax-handler.php#L1157
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3488045%40easy-post-submission%2Ftrunk&old=3427523%40easy-post-
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-4431
- NVD CVE-2026-4431
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