CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-1359

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.31%

23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Genolve – AI image AI video generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check in the genolve_setOpt() function in all versions up to and including 5.0.5. This allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to update arbitrary WordPress options, including enabling user registration and setting the default role to administrator, leading to privilege escalation.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves privilege escalation by an attacker with low-level access, potentially leading to full control over the WordPress site and access to sensitive data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Genolve plugin to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, and restrict administrative panel access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Genolve – AI image AI video generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the genolve_setOpt() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options, including enabling user registration and setting the default role to administrator, resulting in privilege escalation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS