Missing authorization in Patreon WordPress exposes taxonomy term names
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Patreon WordPress plugin from 0 before 1.10.0 lacks an authorization check on some of its functionality. An unauthenticated remote attacker can enumerate the names of terms in any taxonomy, including non-public taxonomies that WordPress does not expose on the front end, which is a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.10.0 does not perform an authorization check on some of its functionality, allowing unauthenticated users to enumerate the names of terms in any taxonomy, including non-public taxonomies that WordPress does not expose on the front end.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | Patreon WordPress | before 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Patreon WordPress VendorUnknown Affected before 1.10.0 Fixed in 1.10.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Patreon WordPress to version 1.10.0 or later, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Patreon WordPress (Unknown) Fixed in 1.10.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Patreon WordPress 1.10.0
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-75549 Patreon WordPress plugin lets attackers hijack Patreon integration via CSRFPriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-75548 Open redirect in Patreon WordPress plugin via state parameterPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92431
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-vv83-mghr-rv2c
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-92431 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92431 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv83-mghr-rv2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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