WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
CMB2 < 2.13.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Option Corruption via oEmbed Handler
Description
The plugin does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to create arbitrary WordPress options and corrupt existing ones, which can break core site settings and take the site offline.
Exploitation requires the site's theme or another plugin to have declared an oEmbed field, as the plugin registers none of its own. The stored value is never attacker-controlled, so the issue does not lead to privilege escalation.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Mutantgun
Submitter
Mutantgun
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-22 (about 1 day ago)
Added
2026-09-22 (about 23 hours ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-22 (about 23 hours ago)