CVE-2026-7638
App Builder <= 5.5.10 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Avatar Modification via 'user_id' Parameter
The App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 5.6.0. This is due to missing authorization validation in the upload_avatar() function, which accepts an attacker-controlled user_id parameter from the POST request body and uses it to update user meta without verifying that the authenticated requester owns or has permission to modify the target account. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the profile avatar of any arbitrary user on the site, including administrators, by supplying a target user_id in the request body to the /wp-json/app-builder/v1/upload-avatar endpoint.
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
5.3
App Builder <= 5.5.10 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Avatar Modification via 'user_id' Parameter
The App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 5.6.0. This is due to missing authorization validation in the upload_avatar() function, which accepts an attacker-controlled user_id parameter from the POST request body and uses it to update user meta without verifying that the authenticated requester owns or has permission to modify the target account. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the profile avatar of any arbitrary user on the site, including administrators, by supplying a target user_id in the request body to the /wp-json/app-builder/v1/upload-avatar endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-7638- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26732
5.3
The App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 5.6.0. This is due to missing authorization validation in the upload_avatar() function, which accepts an attacker-controlled user_id parameter from the POST request body and uses it to update user meta without verifying that the authenticated requester owns or has permission to modify the target account. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the profile avatar of any arbitrary user on the site, including administrators, by supplying a target user_id in the request body to the /wp-json/app-builder/v1/upload-avatar endpoint.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26732- 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-5rjg-2j76-x2r5
5.3
The App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight plugin for WordPress is...
The App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 5.6.0. This is due to missing authorization validation in the upload_avatar() function, which accepts an attacker-controlled user_id parameter from the POST request body and uses it to update user meta without verifying that the authenticated requester owns or has permission to modify the target account. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the profile avatar of any arbitrary user on the site, including administrators, by supplying a target user_id in the request body to the /wp-json/app-builder/v1/upload-avatar endpoint.
- Record
GHSA-5rjg-2j76-x2r5- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
The App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 5.6.0. This is due to missing authorization validation in the upload_avatar() function, which accepts an attacker-controlled user_id parameter from the POST request body and uses it to update user meta without verifying that the authenticated requester owns or has permission to modify the target account. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the profile avatar of any arbitrary user on the site, including administrators, by supplying a target user_id in the request body to the /wp-json/app-builder/v1/upload-avatar endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-7638- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-639
- 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-2026-7638 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Appcheap App Builder – Create Native Android & Ios Apps On The Flight, published May 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d532ffc-c6f1-41e3-9a59-0706802ab8e2?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/app-builder/trunk/includes/Di/Service/Auth/UploadAvatar.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/app-builder/tags/5.6.0/includes/Di/Service/Auth/UploadAvatar.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/app-builder/trunk/includes/Traits/Permission.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/app-builder/tags/5.6.0/includes/Traits/Permission.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/app-builder/tags/5.5.10/includes/Di/Service/Auth/UploadAvatar.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/app-builder/tags/5.5.10/includes/Traits/Permission.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7638
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rjg-2j76-x2r5