Missing authorization in Quick quotes WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Quick quotes WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not check capabilities or nonces on one of its AJAX actions, which is a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862). The caller chooses which option is written. An unauthenticated remote attacker can alter arbitrary site settings and make the site unavailable. An exploit link appears in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Quick quotes WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its AJAX actions and lets the caller choose which option is written, allowing unauthenticated users to alter arbitrary site settings and to make the site unavailable.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Quick quotes | up to 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Quick quotes VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Quick quotes.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86706
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-jx49-gcm7-9vg4
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-86706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx49-gcm7-9vg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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