CVE-2026-115214
Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via X-User and Role Headers
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via X-User and Role Headers
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
- Record
CVE-2026-115214- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-109352
9.8
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
- Record
EUVD-2026-109352- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3j8-jgx9-4qjv
9.8
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user...
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
- Record
GHSA-h3j8-jgx9-4qjv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
- Record
CVE-2026-115214- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-115214 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unknown Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin, published October 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.