Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-8939Search Simple Fields <= 0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site request forgery in Search Simple Fields from simonailie. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Search Simple Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the search_simple_fields_options() function in functions_admin.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings — including post types to search in, custom fields, media fields and the custom media function name — via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| simonailie | Search Simple Fields | 0 – through 0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N