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TI-2026-15925 Aliases CVE-2026-19598GHSA-hmmc-48gm-3645

Incorrect authorization in sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-863.

Summary

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON meta-box-loader compatibility path only writes failures to the PHP error log and returns false instead of terminating the request, rendering all guards ineffective. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to Administrator or overwrite the password of any user account, including the site owner's, enabling complete site takeover, or perform another administrator action.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.023 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
sc0ttkclarkPods – Custom Content Types and Fields2.8 – 2.8.23.3; 2.9 – 2.9.19.3; 3.0 – 3.0.10.3; 3.1 – 3.1.4.1; 3.2 – 3.2.8.2; 3.3 – 3.3.9—No fix listedCNA
  • Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields Vendorsc0ttkclark Affected 2.8 – 2.8.23.3; 2.9 – 2.9.19.3; 3.0 – 3.0.10.3; 3.1 – 3.1.4.1; 3.2 – 3.2.8.2; 3.3 – 3.3.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:podsfoundation:pods:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——sc0ttkclark
  • cpe:2.3:a:podsfoundation:pods:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·sc0ttkclark

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19598
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmmc-48gm-3645

References

Other 2

  • TI-2025-01242 Pods < 3.2.8.2 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-10992 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields < 3.2.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-09169 Pods < 3.2.7.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-06398 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-06369 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-09590 WordPress Pods Plugin <= 2.9.10.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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