Themes Vulnerabilities
Vayu X < 1.0.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary WordPress.org Plugin Installation and Activation
Description
The theme does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any plugin hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
Proof of Concept
Affects Themes
Fixed in 1.0.6 References
CVE
Classification
Type
ACCESS CONTROLS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Xanlar Agamalizade
Submitter
Xanlar Agamalizade
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-28 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-28 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-28 (about 1 day ago)
