CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-88797

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user. This allows any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any theme hosted on the WordPress.org repository.

Risk Assessment

Unauthorized installation and activation of themes can lead to malicious code injection or site takeover.

Recommendation

Update the Vayu X theme to version 1.0.6 or later to add proper capability checks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.

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