Orderable <= 1.20.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Orderable – WordPress Restaurant Online Ordering System and Food Ordering Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_plugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins, which can lead to Remote Code Execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0974
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4vj-fpx3-v8rx
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-0974 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0974 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4vj-fpx3-v8rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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