WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Abilities Bridge < 1.4.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF

Description

The plugin does not require a valid nonce before re-authenticating a REST API request from the logged-in session cookie, allowing attackers to make a logged-in administrator perform any REST API action, including creating a new administrator account and taking over the site, by tricking them into opening a crafted page (CSRF).

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.4.2

References

Classification

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Enrico Marcolini, Claudio Marchesini, Dottor Marc
Submitter
Enrico Marcolini, Claudio Marchesini, Dottor Marc
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-11-10 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-11-10 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-11 (about 7 hours ago)

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