Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-115214Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via X-User and Role Headers
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin from Unknown. 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 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin | 1.1.0 – before 1.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c6c7d10-2281-4a98-a0d6-769da5cce416/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description