Vulnerability · Published Mar 21, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-3645Punnel <= 1.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update via 'punnel_save_config' AJAX Action
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Punnel – Landing Page Builder from punnel. 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 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Punnel – Landing Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. The save_config() function, which handles the 'punnel_save_config' AJAX action, lacks any capability check (current_user_can()) and nonce verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the plugin's entire configuration including the API key via a POST request to admin-ajax.php. Once the API key is known (because the attacker set it), the attacker can use the plugin's public API endpoint (sniff_requests() at /?punnel_api=1) — which only validates requests by comparing a POST token against the stored api_key — to create, update, or delete arbitrary posts, pages, and products on the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| punnel | Punnel – Landing Page Builder | 0 – through 1.3.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b6f54ca4-297f-44e8-8bb3-25cdc52f94ff?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/trunk/punnel.php#L410
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/tags/1.3.1/punnel.php#L410
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/trunk/punnel.php#L403
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/tags/1.3.1/punnel.php#L403
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/trunk/punnel.php#L179
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/tags/1.3.1/punnel.php#L179
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/trunk/punnel.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/tags/1.3.1/punnel.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/trunk/punnel.php#L156
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/punnel-landing-page-builder/tags/1.3.1/punnel.php#L156