CVE-2026-88797
Vayu X < 1.0.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary WordPress.org Plugin Installation and Activation
The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vayu X < 1.0.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary WordPress.org Plugin Installation and Activation
The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
- Record
CVE-2026-88797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-89614
The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
- Record
EUVD-2026-89614- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfr5-224q-hqxr
The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX...
The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
- Record
GHSA-hfr5-224q-hqxr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
- Record
CVE-2026-88797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2026-88797 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Unknown Vayu X, published September 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.