Description
The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
Published: 2026-08-09
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Create WordPress plugin lacks an authorization check on one of its REST API routes, allowing anyone who can reach the site to retrieve content that has not yet been published. Once requested, the same route also publishes that requested content, preventing further restriction. This means an unauthenticated attacker can both view and later make visible drafts, posts, or other unpublished data, compromising confidentiality and potentially damaging the site’s trustworthiness.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation running the Create plugin version 2.5.4 or earlier is affected. The plug‑in must be upgraded to 2.5.4 or newer; no other vendors or products are currently listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is exploitable over the public network and requires no special privileges or code execution. The CVSS score of 6.5 classifies the vulnerability as moderate severity. Although the EPSS score indicates a very low but non‑zero probability of exploitation and the issue is not in the CISA KEV catalog, the absence of authentication means an attacker can trigger the disclosure with a simple HTTP request. The side effect of permanently publishing the content raises the risk from transient disclosure to sustained exposure, resulting in moderate to high impact for sites that rely on unpublished drafts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 11:32 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Create plugin to version 2.5.4 or later, which adds the missing authorization check to the REST API route.
  • If the plugin cannot be updated immediately, block unauthenticated access to the affected REST endpoint using firewall rules, .htaccess, or a security plugin to prevent the disclosure and accidental publication.
  • After changes are applied, test the endpoint by attempting to retrieve unpublished content and confirm that the response requires authentication and that the content remains unpublished.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 11:32 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
Title Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and Publication
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:45:02.436Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:52:54.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-16992

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:44:41.206Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-09T06:18:10.060

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:16.753

Link: CVE-2026-16992

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T11:45:03Z

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