The Ak Framework plugin for WordPress, included in the Newsy - Viral News & Magazine WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.8. This is due to missing capability checks in the ajax_refresh_nonce and ak_admin_ajax handlers before passing attacker-controlled option names and values to update_option(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary WordPress options including users_can_register and default_role to escalate privileges to administrator by enabling user registration with administrator as the default role.
History

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Akbilisim
Akbilisim ak Framework
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Vendors & Products Akbilisim
Akbilisim ak Framework
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Wordpress-extensions ak Framework

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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Description The Ak Framework plugin for WordPress, included in the Newsy - Viral News & Magazine WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.8. This is due to missing capability checks in the ajax_refresh_nonce and ak_admin_ajax handlers before passing attacker-controlled option names and values to update_option(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary WordPress options including users_can_register and default_role to escalate privileges to administrator by enabling user registration with administrator as the default role.
Title Ak Framework <= 2.9.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-10-30T17:15:32.867Z

Updated: 2026-10-30T18:08:56.279Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T00:45:40.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-105894

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T18:01:03.764Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-30T18:17:16.483

Modified: 2026-10-30T19:18:00.977

Link: CVE-2026-105894

cve-icon Redhat

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