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CVE-2026-15760: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Divi Essential Divi Essentials

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-15760cvecve-2026-15760cwe-862
Published: 09/19/2026 (09/19/2026, 02:27:09 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Divi Essential
Product: Divi Essentials

Description

The Divi Essential WordPress plugin versions up to and including 5.8.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability. Authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit insufficient nonce verification in certain AJAX actions to enumerate database tables and read sensitive data, including user credentials and privileged settings. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-15760 and has a CVSS score of 6.5 (medium severity).

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Divi Essential

Divi Essentials

Affected versions
>=0 <=5.8.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/19/2026, 03:02:12 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-15760 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Divi Essential WordPress plugin (up to version 5.8.1). The vulnerability arises because the AJAX handlers for dnxte_get_database_tables and dnxte_get_database_data only conditionally verify a nonce when the 'nonce' POST parameter is present, which can be bypassed by omitting the parameter. Additionally, the handlers do not enforce capability checks via current_user_can() or similar mechanisms. As a result, authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher can enumerate all WordPress database tables and read a caller-controlled number of rows from any table, including sensitive tables such as wp_users, wp_usermeta, and wp_options, exposing usernames, emails, hashed passwords, session tokens, secret keys, API keys, and other privileged data.

Potential Impact

An attacker with low-level authenticated access can access sensitive information stored in the WordPress database, including user credentials and secret keys. This exposure can lead to further compromise of the WordPress site or associated systems. The vulnerability does not affect unauthenticated users and does not allow modification or denial of service, but the confidentiality impact is high.

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 to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity. Avoid granting Subscriber-level or higher access to untrusted users. Follow vendor updates closely for a patch release.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-07-14T17:23:31.755Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aadf7a955bf5e2cf501d543

Added to database: 09/19/2026, 02:47:05 UTC

Last enriched: 09/19/2026, 03:02:12 UTC

Last updated: 09/19/2026, 03:15:37 UTC

Views: 4

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