CVE-2026-65491 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-65491: WordPress Query Wrangler plugin <= 1.5.57 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Jonathan Daggerhart

Product Query Wrangler

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 23, 2026

Last update July 23, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Query Wrangler versions up to 1.5.57 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read sensitive data they should not access. An attacker with a low-privilege account can view information restricted to higher-privilege users. The vulnerability requires valid login credentials but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data belonging to other users or restricted areas of the application.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential user data or site information may be exposed to authenticated attackers with limited permissions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2026 CVE published

July 23, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65491 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-65491

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions