CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-18786

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

The CheckView plugin before version 2.3.2 does not restrict its REST API authentication filter to its own routes and unconditionally discards the authentication error raised for any request whose URI merely contains a CheckView-specific string. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the REST nonce check and perform any REST action available to a logged-in administrator, such as creating a new administrator account, via a crafted link an administrator is tricked into opening.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can take over the site by creating an administrator account, leading to full compromise.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to version 2.3.2 or later and inform administrators about the risk of clicking suspicious links.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2 does not restrict its REST API authentication filter to its own routes and unconditionally discards the authentication error raised for any request whose URI merely contains a CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2-specific string, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the REST nonce check and perform any REST action available to a logged-in administrator, such as creating a new administrator account, via a crafted link an administrator is tricked into opening.

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