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TI-2026-85742 Aliases CVE-2026-113584GHSA-vp47-47vc-c5gf

Missing checks in placester WordPress plugin allow account takeover

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 has an AJAX action that updates account details without capability, nonce or ownership checks (CWE-269). An unauthenticated remote attacker can overwrite any user's email address, including an administrator's, and then take over the account through the password-reset flow. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not perform any capability, nonce or ownership check on an AJAX action that updates account details, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any user's email address, including an administrator's, and take over the account through the standard password-reset flow.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00433 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
Unknownplacesterup to 1.4.3—No fix listedCNA
  • placester VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for placester.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113584
  2. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-vp47-47vc-c5gf
  3. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-11-06 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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