CVE-2026-94505: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in nelio Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting
The Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete any reusable social message (nc_reusable_social post), including those authored by administrators or other privileged users.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-94505 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting WordPress plugin. Versions up to and including 4.5.0 do not properly verify user authorization before allowing deletion of reusable social messages (nc_reusable_social posts). As a result, authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or above can permanently delete these posts, including those authored by administrators or other privileged users.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to permanently delete reusable social messages, potentially disrupting social media posting workflows and causing loss of important content. The integrity and availability of social message data are impacted, but confidentiality is not affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-94505: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in nelio Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting
Description
The Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete any reusable social message (nc_reusable_social post), including those authored by administrators or other privileged users.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
nelio
Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-94505 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting WordPress plugin. Versions up to and including 4.5.0 do not properly verify user authorization before allowing deletion of reusable social messages (nc_reusable_social posts). As a result, authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or above can permanently delete these posts, including those authored by administrators or other privileged users.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to permanently delete reusable social messages, potentially disrupting social media posting workflows and causing loss of important content. The integrity and availability of social message data are impacted, but confidentiality is not affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-21T18:23:48.273Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac0abd7a43b0b3b89a7e7d4
Added to database: 10/03/2026, 07:16:39 UTC
Last enriched: 10/03/2026, 07:31:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 03:50:38 UTC
Views: 19
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