Missing authorization in WordPress Redux Framework exposes cached data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing authorization in David Anderson's Redux Framework for WordPress, through version 4.5.16, lets an attacker with low privileges read sensitive data embedded in the cache over the network (CWE-862). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM), with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in David Anderson Redux Framework redux-framework allows Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache.This issue affects Redux Framework: from n/a through 4.5.16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| davidanderson | Redux Framework | up to 4.5.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Redux Framework Vendordavidanderson Affected up to 4.5.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Redux Framework.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116404
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-4xqr-jpfg-m7g4
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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- TI-2026-07417 All-In-One Security (AIOS) <= 5.4.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST API Request Path CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-10156 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.23.8 - 1.24.11 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-06331 Redux Framework 4.4.12 - 4.4.17 - Unauthenticated JSON File Upload to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-06366 WP-Optimize <= 4.5.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'original-file' Post Meta CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-43896 Privilege escalation in Redux Framework lets subscribers set roles CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-116404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xqr-jpfg-m7g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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