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TI-2026-85750 Aliases CVE-2026-118186GHSA-87h6-gmv4-qqpq

PublishPress Revisions lets Contributors publish unapproved content

Priority LOW 22CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

The PublishPress Revisions WordPress plugin, from 3.6.0 before 4.3.1, does not correctly restrict who may publish content (CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization). Users such as Contributors, who can edit but not publish, can make unreviewed posts and pages publicly live, bypassing the editorial approval workflow. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.9 (MEDIUM), and the references include an exploit link. CISA has not added it to KEV.

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

Description from the CNA

The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not correctly restrict who may publish content, allowing users such as Contributors who can edit but not publish to make unreviewed posts and pages publicly live, bypassing the intended editorial approval workflow.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes (Unknown): 4.3.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownPublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes3.6.0 to before 4.3.14.3.1Patch availableCNA
  • PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes VendorUnknown Affected 3.6.0 to before 4.3.1 Fixed in 4.3.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update PublishPress Revisions to version 4.3.1 or later.

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

  • Fix · CNA PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 4.3.1

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-85752 Missing access check exposes unpublished posts in PublishPress RevisionsPriority LOW 19
    • TI-2026-85751 IDOR in PublishPress Revisions lets contributors read private postsPriority LOW 13
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118186
  2. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-87h6-gmv4-qqpq
  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

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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