CVE-2026-14549: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Ray Enterprise Translation
The Ray Enterprise Translation WordPress plugin through 1.7.3 does not perform any capability or nonce checks on one of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to add or delete the site's configured languages.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14549 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Ray Enterprise Translation WordPress plugin through version 1.7.3. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities or nonces on a particular AJAX action, enabling any authenticated user, regardless of their role, to modify the site's language configuration by adding or deleting languages. This lack of proper authorization checks can lead to unauthorized administrative changes to the site's language settings.
Potential Impact
Any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles like Subscribers, can manipulate the site's configured languages by adding or deleting them. This could disrupt site functionality or user experience by altering available languages without proper administrative approval.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict authenticated user roles to trusted users only or disable the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2026-14549: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Ray Enterprise Translation
Description
The Ray Enterprise Translation WordPress plugin through 1.7.3 does not perform any capability or nonce checks on one of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to add or delete the site's configured languages.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Ray Enterprise Translation
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14549 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Ray Enterprise Translation WordPress plugin through version 1.7.3. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities or nonces on a particular AJAX action, enabling any authenticated user, regardless of their role, to modify the site's language configuration by adding or deleting languages. This lack of proper authorization checks can lead to unauthorized administrative changes to the site's language settings.
Potential Impact
Any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles like Subscribers, can manipulate the site's configured languages by adding or deleting them. This could disrupt site functionality or user experience by altering available languages without proper administrative approval.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict authenticated user roles to trusted users only or disable the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-03T08:37:24.607Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7ac0b5bf8831d5393fc64d
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 06:27:01 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 06:45:06 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 01:47:40 UTC
Views: 73
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