CVE-2026-114120
SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX Action
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 21, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 20, 2026
Description
SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the wpsp-el-editor nonce from the Elementor modal to unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
SchedulePressWPDeveloper |
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References
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/commit/0e7af0fcbf0851687c34db2997117032978dbe06patch
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/blob/v5.3.4/includes/Admin.php#L1276-L1521technical-description
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/product
- VulnCheck Advisory: SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX Actionthird-party-advisory
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