CVE-2026-88904 (GCVE-0-2026-88904)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-17 06:00
Modified
2026-09-17 12:27
Summary
The PuppyFW WordPress plugin through 0.4.4 does not have proper authorisation on one of its REST routes, which tests the caller against a capability taken from the request itself, allowing any authenticated user, including subscribers, to add, modify and delete arbitrary blog options and thereby escalate their privileges.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown PuppyFW Version: 0   ≤ 0.4.4
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