Vulnerability · Published Oct 3, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-94505Nelio Content <= 4.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Reusable Message Deletion via 'id' Parameter
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting from nelio. 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 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete any reusable social message (nc_reusable_social post), including those authored by administrators or other privileged users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nelio | Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting | 0 – through 4.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/828050ce-4775-4256-8dcf-2cdb96d5ec4e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nelio-content/tags/4.5.0/includes/post-types/reusable-messages/class-nelio-content-reusable-message-rest-controller.php#L68
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nelio-content/tags/4.5.0/includes/post-types/reusable-messages/class-nelio-content-reusable-message-rest-controller.php#L169
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nelio-content/tags/4.5.0/includes/utils/functions/helpers.php#L80
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3724505/nelio-content/tags/4.5.1