Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via 'options' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-434.
Summary
The Query Wrangler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.57 via the 'options' parameter parameter. This is due to missing capability check and nonce verification on the wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax handler, combined with unsanitized attacker-controlled options fully replacing saved query options and being passed directly to call_user_func_array() guarded only by function_exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires only that at least one query row exists in the database, as the query_id is a small enumerable integer with no further access control.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daggerhart | Query Wrangler | up to 1.5.57 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Query Wrangler Vendordaggerhart Affected up to 1.5.57 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5mf-f79j-wv99
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f9faa56-c550-465f-b0b0-8bf58f5e8d7a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/includes/fields/callback_field.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/admin/ajax.php#L11
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/query-wrangler.php#L147
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/admin/templates/preview-json.php#L8
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3640744%40query-wrangler&new=3640744%40query-wrangler
More daggerhart vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12550 OpenID Connect Generic Client <= 3.10.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-14498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5mf-f79j-wv99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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