Vulnerability · Published Apr 22, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-1930Emailchef <= 3.5.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Emailchef from hanicker. 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 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Emailchef plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the page_options_ajax_disconnect() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete the plugin's settings via the 'emailchef_disconnect' AJAX action.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ae02595-17f0-472d-bc4f-6169cce7a583?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/trunk/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L121
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/tags/3.5.1/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L121
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/trunk/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L200
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailchef/tags/3.5.1/admin/class-emailchef-admin.php#L200
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3474353%40emailchef&new=3474353%40emailchef&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=