CVE-2026-9616 json
Generate Security.txt <= 1.0.12 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Security.txt Deletion via delete_securitytxt AJAX Action
published 2026-06-24 4 mo ago modified 2026-06-25 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-38675
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Generate Security.txt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the site's security.txt file from the server filesystem or create the .well-known directory by directly invoking the delete_securitytxt or create_wellknown_folder AJAX actions.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- verenigingvanregistrars Generate Security.txt
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8d88cc2-91e4-4e53-8c46-93d6ce8bc320?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1963
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1930
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L174
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1963
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1930
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L174
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-9616
- NVD CVE-2026-9616
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