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CVE-2026-18786highCWE-287

CheckView < 2.3.2 - Administrator Account Creation via REST API Authentication Bypass

41Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 8.8epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 79% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
The CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2 does not restrict its REST API authentication filter to its own routes and unconditionally discards the authentication error raised for any request whose URI merely contains a CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2-specific string, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the REST nonce check and perform any REST action available to a logged-in administrator, such as creating a new administrator account, via a crafted link an administrator is tricked into opening.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Unknown · CheckView
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