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TI-2026-83236 Aliases CVE-2026-105894GHSA-rq7c-4vhw-wv57

Ak Framework Missing Authorization Enables Privilege Escalation

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

The Ak Framework plugin for WordPress, included in the Newsy - Viral News & Magazine WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to and including 2.9.8. The ajax_refresh_nonce and ak_admin_ajax handlers lack capability checks and pass attacker-controlled option names and values to update_option(). Unauthenticated attackers can update arbitrary WordPress options, including users_can_register and default_role, and escalate to administrator by enabling registration with administrator as the default role.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Description from the CNA

The Ak Framework plugin for WordPress, included in the Newsy - Viral News & Magazine WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.8. This is due to missing capability checks in the ajax_refresh_nonce and ak_admin_ajax handlers before passing attacker-controlled option names and values to update_option(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary WordPress options including users_can_register and default_role to escalate privileges to administrator by enabling user registration with administrator as the default role.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th 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
No
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
akbilisimAk Frameworkup to 2.9.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Ak Framework Vendorakbilisim Affected up to 2.9.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version is listed for Ak Framework. Deactivate the plugin until a patched release is available, and check that users_can_register and default_role have not been changed.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105894
  2. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-rq7c-4vhw-wv57
  5. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Other 2

Sources

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