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    CVE-2026-118639 (GCVE-0-2026-118639)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-06 06:00 – Updated: 2026-11-06 11:58
    VLAI
    Title
    Surfer < 1.8.1.759 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation via Editor API Key Disclosure
    Summary
    The Surfer WordPress plugin before 1.8.1.759 discloses a sensitive API credential to low-privileged users through the post editor page and relies on that same credential as the sole authorization for its privileged REST API, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to read the credential and escalate to publishing arbitrary posts and other privileged actions.
    Severity
    6.5 (Medium)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-11-06 11:45 UTC
    CWE
    Assigner
    WPScan CNA
    References
    URL Tags
    https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0cc6b6cd-ff1a-4f… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    Unknown Surfer Affected: 0 , < 1.8.1.759 (semver)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Credits
    Usama Arshad WPScan
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