PT-2026-78895
CVE-2026-75860
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Published
2026-08-20
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Updated
2026-08-27
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
JSON Options versions prior to 0.0.5
Description
The JSON Options WordPress plugin lacks capability checks and nonce verification on an action that executes on every request. This allows unauthenticated users to update arbitrary WordPress options. An attacker can exploit this to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, resulting in privilege escalation and full site takeover.
Recommendations
Update JSON Options to a version newer than 0.0.4.
Exploitability
Exploit
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