Description
The Private Feed Key WordPress plugin through 0.1 does not verify that the key used to authenticate a feed request is one it issued, matching any stored user metadata value instead, which allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Private Feed Key WordPress plugin through 0.1 does not verify that the key used to authenticate a feed request is one it issued, matching any stored user metadata value instead, which allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.
Title Private Feed Key <= 0.1 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via 'feedkey' Parameter
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:29:59.333Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T10:54:57.037Z

Link: CVE-2026-86707

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:13:00.791Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T06:16:51.213

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:16:53.113

Link: CVE-2026-86707

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Weaknesses