Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-114120SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX Action
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in SchedulePress from WPDeveloper. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the wpsp-el-editor nonce from the Elementor modal to unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WPDeveloper | SchedulePress | 0 – before 5.3.5 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/commit/0e7af0fcbf0851687c34db2997117032978dbe06 patch
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/blob/v5.3.4/includes/Admin.php#L1276-L1521 technical-description
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/ product
- VulnCheck Advisory: SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX Action third-party-advisory