Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-2257GetGenie <= 4.3.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST API
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in GetGenie – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research & SEO Tracking Tools from roxnor. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The GetGenie plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2 due to missing validation on a user controlled key in the `action` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update post metadata for arbitrary posts. Combined with a lack of input sanitization, this leads to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when a higher-privileged user (such as an Administrator) views the affected post's "Competitor" tab in the GetGenie sidebar.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| roxnor | GetGenie – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research & SEO Tracking Tools | 0 – through 4.3.2 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f7b119d-ec56-40cb-80ef-67585dadad77?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/getgenie/tags/4.3.2/app/Api/Store.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/getgenie/tags/4.3.2/app/Api/Store.php#L32
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3479838%40getgenie%2Ftrunk&old=3446466%40getgenie%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=