What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Accordion and Accordion Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the 'wp_aas_save_attachment_data' and 'wp_aas_get_attachment_edit_form' functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to read and modify attachment metadata including file paths, titles, captions, alt text, and custom links for any attachment on the site.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Accordion and Accordion Slider plugin for WordPress fails to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read or modify data they should not have access to. This affects versions up to 1.4.5. Update to a version newer than 1.4.5 to resolve the issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read or modify data without proper authorization as a low-privilege logged-in user.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Low-privilege users can access or change accordion content and settings they should not be able to modify.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the WordPress site (e.g., subscriber or contributor).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 14, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
