CVE-2026-3772: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in benjaminprojas WP Editor
The WP Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.9.2. This is due to missing nonce verification in the 'add_plugins_page' and 'add_themes_page' functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary plugin and theme PHP files with attacker-controlled code via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Editor plugin for WordPress suffers from a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) due to lack of nonce verification in critical functions managing plugins and themes. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious requests that, if executed by an administrator, can overwrite PHP files of plugins and themes with arbitrary code. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.2.9.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation has been published yet, and the plugin is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates or user action.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in complete compromise of the WordPress site by allowing attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into plugin and theme files. This can lead to unauthorized code execution, data theft, site defacement, or denial of service. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, site administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links while logged in and consider disabling or removing the WP Editor plugin if possible. Monitoring for suspicious file changes and restricting administrative access may reduce risk but do not fully mitigate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-3772: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in benjaminprojas WP Editor
Description
The WP Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.9.2. This is due to missing nonce verification in the 'add_plugins_page' and 'add_themes_page' functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary plugin and theme PHP files with attacker-controlled code via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Editor plugin for WordPress suffers from a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) due to lack of nonce verification in critical functions managing plugins and themes. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious requests that, if executed by an administrator, can overwrite PHP files of plugins and themes with arbitrary code. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.2.9.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation has been published yet, and the plugin is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates or user action.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in complete compromise of the WordPress site by allowing attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into plugin and theme files. This can lead to unauthorized code execution, data theft, site defacement, or denial of service. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, site administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links while logged in and consider disabling or removing the WP Editor plugin if possible. Monitoring for suspicious file changes and restricting administrative access may reduce risk but do not fully mitigate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-07T21:10:44.307Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f493c1cbff5d8610c483a7
Added to database: 5/1/2026, 11:51:29 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 12:06:22 PM
Last updated: 6/15/2026, 11:51:21 AM
Views: 70
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