CVE-2026-14859: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in WP Crowdfunding
The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not check the campaign-submission capability in one of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users such as Subscribers to create crowdfunding campaign posts despite not being granted that permission.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14859 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the WP Crowdfunding plugin for WordPress. The plugin fails to verify the 'campaign-submission' capability in one of its AJAX actions, enabling any authenticated user to create crowdfunding campaign posts regardless of their assigned permissions. This issue affects versions prior to 2.2.1. No CVSS score or vendor advisory with patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Any authenticated user on a WordPress site using a vulnerable version of WP Crowdfunding can create crowdfunding campaign posts without authorization. This could lead to unauthorized content creation, potential abuse of the crowdfunding platform, and possible reputational or operational impacts for site administrators.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles that can authenticate or disable the vulnerable AJAX action if possible.
CVE-2026-14859: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in WP Crowdfunding
Description
The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not check the campaign-submission capability in one of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users such as Subscribers to create crowdfunding campaign posts despite not being granted that permission.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14859 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the WP Crowdfunding plugin for WordPress. The plugin fails to verify the 'campaign-submission' capability in one of its AJAX actions, enabling any authenticated user to create crowdfunding campaign posts regardless of their assigned permissions. This issue affects versions prior to 2.2.1. No CVSS score or vendor advisory with patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Any authenticated user on a WordPress site using a vulnerable version of WP Crowdfunding can create crowdfunding campaign posts without authorization. This could lead to unauthorized content creation, potential abuse of the crowdfunding platform, and possible reputational or operational impacts for site administrators.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles that can authenticate or disable the vulnerable AJAX action if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-06T12:33:11.342Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7c0e9ebf8831d53914338a
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 06:11:42 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 06:47:32 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 00:41:09 UTC
Views: 5
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