CVE-2026-4327: The Welcomizer (WordPress plugin) · Code Injection
Affects The Welcomizer (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sebwordpressThe Welcomizer | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should restrict access to the plugin or disable it until a vendor-provided update is available. Monitor the vendor advisory for remediation guidance. Applying principle of least privilege to user roles may reduce risk but does not fully mitigate the vulnerability due to the exposed nonce and missing capability checks.
Description
The The Welcomizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to and including 2.8.1. This is due to missing authorization checks on the twiz_ajax_callback AJAX action's 'savesection' handler combined with the use of eval() to execute user-supplied 'custom logic' code on the frontend. The AJAX handler at twiz-ajax.php verifies a nonce but performs no current_user_can() capability check for the ACTION_SAVE_SECTION case. Furthermore, the nonce is exposed to any authenticated user through the directly-accessible twiz-ajax.js.php file which loads WordPress and outputs the nonce. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary PHP code via the twiz_custom_logic POST parameter when saving a section with output choice 'twiz_logic_output'.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73fb7102-66ff-4309-a98f-bbbfd3ddbba6?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/trunk/includes/twiz.output.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/tags/2.8.1/includes/twiz.output.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/trunk/twiz-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/tags/2.8.1/twiz-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/trunk/includes/twiz.menu.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/tags/2.8.1/includes/twiz.menu.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/trunk/includes/twiz.menu.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/tags/2.8.1/includes/twiz.menu.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/trunk/includes/twiz.menu.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-welcomizer/tags/2.8.1/includes/twiz.menu.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/the-welcomizer/ (opens in a new tab)