CallbackKiller service widget <= 1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 CallbackKiller service widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the cbk_save() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's site ID settings via the 'cbk_save_v1' AJAX action.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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-2026-1944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gh7-8v8f-6f45
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98a7572d-9642-4150-8112-c0fa2b25ae05?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/callbackkiller-service-widget/trunk/callbackkiller-widget.php#L34
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/callbackkiller-service-widget/tags/1.2/callbackkiller-widget.php#L34
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/callbackkiller-service-widget/trunk/callbackkiller-widget.php#L133
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/callbackkiller-service-widget/tags/1.2/callbackkiller-widget.php#L133
Sources
- CVE-2026-1944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gh7-8v8f-6f45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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