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CVE-2026-113584: placester (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management

Affects placester (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 06:33 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
placesterAffected
  • <=1.4.3
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should upgrade to a version later than 1.4.3 if available or apply custom access controls to restrict the vulnerable AJAX action. Monitor the vendor advisory for official remediation guidance.

Description

The placester WordPress plugin versions up to 1.4.3 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to update any user's email address via an AJAX action without capability, nonce, or ownership checks. Exploiting this, attackers can take over user accounts, including administrators, by leveraging the password-reset process.

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