Templately < 2.2.6 - Arbitrary post trashing via Missing Authorization
Priority HIGH 66CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Templately WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not properly authorize the `saved-templates/delete` REST API call, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00735 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Templately (Unknown): 2.2.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Templately | before 2.2.6 | 2.2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Templately VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.6 Fixed in 2.2.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:templately:templately:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | Templately |
- cpe:2.3:a:templately:templately:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·Templately
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Templately (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83w6-ppfq-rfhf
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Templately vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-31626 WordPress Templately plugin <= 3.1.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-5454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83w6-ppfq-rfhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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