The WP Coder WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not restrict access to its PHP code-execution feature to administrators, gating it on a content capability that the Editor role holds by default, which allows Editor-level users to save and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server and fully compromise the site.
History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Coder
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Coder

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-276
CWE-284

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-94
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-276
CWE-284

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The WP Coder WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not restrict access to its PHP code-execution feature to administrators, gating it on a content capability that the Editor role holds by default, which allows Editor-level users to save and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server and fully compromise the site.
Title WP Coder 4.0 - 4.5.1 - Editor+ RCE via Global PHP
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-10-07T06:00:05.947Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T09:56:37.022Z

Reserved: 2026-10-02T08:02:37.760Z

Link: CVE-2026-104677

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T09:54:37.901Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-07T07:16:58.260

Modified: 2026-10-07T14:52:43.420

Link: CVE-2026-104677

cve-icon Redhat

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