CVE-2026-16610
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk44th percentile - higher than 44% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to 8.9.0. The vulnerability is due to missing authentication in the frontend save handler, bypassable CAPTCHA, and unsanitized row keys from cfgroup[input] used in eval().
Risk Assessment
An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the server, leading to full compromise of the WordPress site.
Recommendation
Update the Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro plugin to the latest version. Remove the [post_cf_form] shortcode from public pages if not needed.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.0 via the recursive_html function. This is due to the frontend save handler enforces only a publicly emitted nonce with no authentication check, CAPTCHA validation is bypassable by omitting an attacker-supplied key, and repeater row keys from cfgroup[input] are stored verbatim and later spliced into an eval() call in recursive_html without any sanitization or identifier validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. This requires the [post_cf_form] shortcode to be present on at least one publicly accessible page, as the nonce and session ID needed to reach the vulnerable save handler are emitted to unauthenticated visitors by that shortcode.