CVE-2026-39698
WordPress The Publisher Desk ads.txt plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress The Publisher Desk ads.txt plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-39698- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-20396
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-20396- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5w7m-5jqr-58r7
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher...
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
- Record
GHSA-5w7m-5jqr-58r7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-39698- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2026-39698 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Publisherdesk The Publisher Desk Ads.txt, published April 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.