Missing capability check in MB Custom Post Types export feature
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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-863.
Summary
The MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies WordPress plugin from 2.4.0 before 2.12.3 lacks a capability check in its export feature. An authenticated user with the Contributor role or higher can read the configuration of admin-only custom post types and taxonomies, plus the titles, dates, statuses and some stored content of other users' non-public posts and pages. An exploit link is listed in the references. The weakness is classified as CWE-863.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies WordPress plugin before 2.12.3 does not perform a capability check in its export feature, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to read the configuration of admin-only custom post types and taxonomies, as well as the titles, dates, statuses and some stored content of other users' non-public posts and pages.
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 | MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies | 2.4.0 to before 2.12.3 | 2.12.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies VendorUnknown Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.12.3 Fixed in 2.12.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies to version 2.12.3, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies (Unknown) Fixed in 2.12.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 2.12.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-79197 Missing authorization in MB Custom Post Types & Custom TaxonomiesPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110011
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-r9xx-rhcx-ph2x
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-110011 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110011 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r9xx-rhcx-ph2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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