Missing authorization in dplugins DevKit Pro
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 DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 2.3.0. This is due to a missing capability check and missing nonce validation in the DPDEV_install_themes_func() function registered on the wp_ajax_DPDEV_install_themes action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary theme ZIP packages containing PHP files that are extracted into the web-accessible wp-content/themes/ directory, which may make remote code execution possible.
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-2026-14357
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-654h-97gg-mh3v
- 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More dplugins vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07170 Scripts Organizer < 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-65789 Improper authentication in dplugins DevKit Pro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-14357 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14357 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-654h-97gg-mh3v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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