Emailchef <= 3.5.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Emailchef plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the page_options_ajax_disconnect() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete the plugin's settings via the 'emailchef_disconnect' AJAX action.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1930
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf5m-3cj8-f27q
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ae02595-17f0-472d-bc4f-6169cce7a583?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/trunk/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L121
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/tags/3.5.1/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L121
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/trunk/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L200
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/tags/3.5.1/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L200
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3474353%40emailchef&new=3474353%40emailchef&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2026-1930 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1930 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vf5m-3cj8-f27q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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