Description
The WPC Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not have authorisation checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to read arbitrary user, post and term metadata, including data belonging to administrators.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Admincolumns
Admincolumns admin Columns
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Admincolumns
Admincolumns admin Columns
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-862

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WPC Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not have authorisation checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to read arbitrary user, post and term metadata, including data belonging to administrators.
Title WPC Admin Columns < 2.3.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary User/Post/Term Meta Disclosure
References

Subscriptions

Admincolumns Admin Columns
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T12:30:10.927Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T13:27:27.558Z

Link: CVE-2026-18943

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T12:29:51.623Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T06:20:46.903

Modified: 2026-08-12T13:17:20.867

Link: CVE-2026-18943

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T12:16:03Z

Weaknesses