Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable plugin endpoint requires subscriber auth (PR:L); no integrity or availability impact; scope unchanged per WordPress plugin sandbox model.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Broken Access Control in Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 versions.
AnalysisAI
Broken access control in Query Wrangler WordPress plugin version 1.5.57 and earlier allows authenticated subscriber-level users to access restricted functionality beyond their intended permissions. The CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) root cause indicates the plugin fails to verify whether the requesting user holds sufficient privileges before executing sensitive operations. No active exploitation is confirmed in CISA KEV, and CVSS rates this a medium-severity (4.3) network-exploitable issue with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability consequence.
Technical ContextAI
Query Wrangler (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:jonathan_daggerhart:query_wrangler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a WordPress plugin authored by Jonathan Daggerhart that enables site administrators to build and display custom WP_Query-based content listings. The vulnerability class is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning one or more plugin endpoints or AJAX actions fail to perform capability checks before processing requests. In WordPress, subscriber is the lowest authenticated role, granting minimal permissions. When authorization gates are absent, a subscriber can reach admin-intended functionality - in this case, yielding limited read access to data or plugin state that should be restricted.
RemediationAI
Update the Query Wrangler plugin to a version newer than 1.5.57 via the WordPress plugin dashboard or the WordPress.org plugin repository. The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/query-wrangler/vulnerability/wordpress-query-wrangler-plugin-1-5-57-broken-access-control-vulnerability should be consulted for the confirmed patched release version, which is not independently confirmed in the current dataset. As a compensating control pending patching, administrators should disable public user registration (Settings > General > Membership) to eliminate the unauthenticated-to-subscriber escalation path, accepting the trade-off that legitimate registration flows will be blocked. Alternatively, restrict subscriber-role activity using a role management plugin to reduce exposed attack surface.
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EUVD-2026-48102
GHSA-qv9p-x543-gh36