Missing authorization in Redux Framework leaks options panel data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is affected in all versions up to and including 4.5.16. It does not verify that a user is authorized to perform an action (CWE-862), so an authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access can export the Redux options panel configuration, including API keys and SMTP credentials. Exploitation requires a theme or plugin that registers a Redux import_export field on a user profile.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.16. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to export the entire Redux options panel configuration — including API keys, SMTP credentials, licence keys, and third-party tokens — that is otherwise restricted to administrators. Exploitation requires that a theme or plugin registers a Redux import_export field on a user profile via Redux_Users::set_profile(), which causes the nonce to be printed into the subscriber's own /wp-admin/profile.php page source, making it directly readable without any additional privileges.
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 · 2026-11-07
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110705
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-p9qg-3fh2-pj3p
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/414534fa-80d0-4885-8c13-c9a8e707665b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.16/redux-core/inc/extensions/import_export/class-redux-extension-import-export.php#L103
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.16/redux-core/inc/extensions/import_export/import_export/class-redux-import-export.php#L69
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.16/redux-core/inc/extensions/import_export/class-redux-extension-import-export.php#L147
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.16/redux-core/inc/extensions/import_export/class-redux-extension-import-export.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.16/redux-core/inc/extensions/users/class-redux-extension-users.php#L709
- https://github.com/reduxframework/redux-framework/pull/4125
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.17/redux-core/inc/extensions/import_export/class-redux-extension-import-export.php
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- 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
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Sources
- CVE-2026-110705 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110705 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9qg-3fh2-pj3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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