CVE-2026-39796: Advanced Posts Listing missing authorization check vulnerability
high 7.5 plugin closed published 2026-10-06
- Affected versions
- 1.0.8 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
- Active installs
- closed
- Type
- Missing authorization check
What an attacker needs
- Access: None. No account or login is needed (per the CVSS score).
CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
What to do now
- Replace Advanced Posts Listing. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so this hole stays open.
- Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deactivating alone leaves its files on the server.
- Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known Advanced Posts Listing issue.
- If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.
The advisory
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily <= 1.0.8 versions.
References
- NVD CVE-2026-39796 nvd.nist.gov
- Patchstack advisory patchstack.com
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Where this data comes from
- CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-posts-listing (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.