TI-2026-86157 Aliases CVE-2026-120851 GHSA-55xc-f9h7-8xfr

Missing authorization in PublishPress Revisions plugin for WordPress

LOW 19CWE-862Published 2026-11-06 · Updated 2026-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

PublishPress Revisions through 4.2.0, a WordPress plugin from PublishPress, is affected. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets users reach functionality that their access control settings should block. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can affect data integrity over the network.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Revisions revisionary allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PublishPress Revisions: from n/a through 4.2.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00198 9th 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: 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
PublishPress	PublishPress Revisions	up to 4.2.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

PublishPress Revisions VendorPublishPress Affected up to 4.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for PublishPress Revisions.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Timeline

2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120851
2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-55xc-f9h7-8xfr
2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/revisionary/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-revisions-plugin-4-2-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

TI-2022-03111 PublishPress Capabilities < 2.5.2 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2021-07310 PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-25067 WordPress PublishPress Revisions plugin <= 3.7.23 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-08551 Authorization bypass in PublishPress Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-20427 WordPress PublishPress Authors plugin <= 4.10.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2025-30658 WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 3.3.1 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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