CVE-2026-118639

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Surfer WordPress plugin before 1.8.1.759 discloses a sensitive API credential to low-privileged users through the post editor page and relies on that same credential as the sole authorization for its privileged REST API, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to read the credential and escalate to publishing arbitrary posts and other privileged actions.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-11-06 06:16:41.250000

Last modified

2026-11-06 06:16:41.250000

View original CVE JSON

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-118639",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:16:41.250",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-06T06:16:41.250",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Surfer  WordPress plugin before 1.8.1.759 discloses a sensitive API credential to low-privileged users through the post editor page and relies on that same credential as the sole authorization for its privileged REST API, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to read the credential and escalate to publishing arbitrary posts and other privileged actions."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Surfer",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "1.8.1.759",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0cc6b6cd-ff1a-4f04-a2f5-62684abeb314/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}