Description
The Userplace WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform authorization checks on an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users and publicly exposes the nonce that protects it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account or write arbitrary site options, leading to full site takeover.
Published: 2026-11-08
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-640

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Userplace WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform authorization checks on an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users and publicly exposes the nonce that protects it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account or write arbitrary site options, leading to full site takeover.
Title Userplace <= 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T06:00:31.251Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T09:39:12.746Z

Link: CVE-2026-110963

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T06:17:04.673

Modified: 2026-11-08T06:17:04.673

Link: CVE-2026-110963

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-08T07:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-285

    Improper Authorization

  • CWE-640

    Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password