Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2026-39698WordPress The Publisher Desk ads.txt plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in The Publisher Desk ads.txt from PublisherDesk. 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 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PublisherDesk | The Publisher Desk ads.txt | 0 – through 1.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N