Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-19840Notiqoo < 1.4.14 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Option Update via Multiple AJAX Actions
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Notiqoo from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Notiqoo WordPress plugin before 1.4.14 does not have capability checks on several of its AJAX actions and builds the name of the option to write from user input, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to modify arbitrary WordPress options, which can be used to deactivate Notiqoo WordPress plugin before 1.4.14 and to lock every administrator out of the site.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/030939ee-9aa9-4082-934e-c9a07fc3dfc3/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description