The Visualizer WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to permanently delete any chart on the site, including charts created by other users such as administrators.
History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Visualizer WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to permanently delete any chart on the site, including charts created by other users such as administrators.
Title Visualizer < 4.0.6 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Chart Deletion via deleteChart
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-11T06:00:08.664Z

Updated: 2026-09-11T10:08:49.275Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T11:42:52.572Z

Link: CVE-2026-86779

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T10:01:40.335Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.343

Modified: 2026-09-11T17:35:21.440

Link: CVE-2026-86779

cve-icon Redhat

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