The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not perform an authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subsite administrator role on a multisite network to write and delete arbitrary files in the network's shared filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution.
History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-73

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-862
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'}


Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions malcure Malware Shield
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions malcure Malware Shield

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-73

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor WordPress plugin before 19.9.7 does not perform an authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subsite administrator role on a multisite network to write and delete arbitrary files in the network's shared filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution.
Title Malcure Malware Shield < 19.9.7 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary File Write and Deletion via wpmr_ajax_request
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-27T06:00:22.286Z

Updated: 2026-09-28T00:48:07.716Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T19:51:13.367Z

Link: CVE-2026-96896

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T00:37:15.968Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-27T06:17:22.817

Modified: 2026-09-28T15:17:39.543

Link: CVE-2026-96896

cve-icon Redhat

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