Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE
Multiple critical security flaws in WordPress plugins and themes could lead to site takeover or remote code execution.
Intelligence analysis by Qwen 2.5 (3B)
Five critical security flaws in WordPress plugins and themes have been disclosed, potentially allowing attackers to take over sites or execute arbitrary code.
Some websites use special tools called plugins and themes to make their pages look nice and work properly. But some of these tools have big problems that let bad people take control of the website or do bad things on it. This is like if someone found a hole in your toy box and could take your toys or even break your toys.
Analysis
Authentication Bypass Flaw in WPMU DEV Dashboard
CVE-2026-76581 affects the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin, enabling attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access. This flaw is particularly concerning as it can be exploited with Hub Single-Sign On (SSO) enabled and mapped to an administrator account.
Arbitrary File Write Flaw in Avada Theme
CVE-2026-18431 affects the Avada theme, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files to the server. This can lead to remote code execution and complete site compromise, especially when the Fusion Builder plugin is installed and active.
Sensitive Information Exposure Flaw in TranslatePress
CVE-2026-19632 affects the TranslatePress plugin, enabling attackers to extract administrator password-reset URLs and take over administrator accounts. This flaw is specific to versions up to 3.3.1 when automatic string saving is enabled and the target administrator's profile locale is set to a published secondary language.
Privilege Escalation Flaw in Pods
CVE-2026-19598 affects the Pods plugin, allowing attackers to escalate privileges or overwrite user passwords. This flaw is present in all versions up to 3.3.9.
Vulnerability in GiveWP
CVE-2026-82222 affects the GiveWP plugin, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a GiveWP site with one published donation form and one active payment gateway. This flaw is present in all versions up to 4.16.7.1.
Key points
- Multiple critical security flaws in WordPress plugins and themes have been disclosed
- CVE-2026-76581 affects the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin
- CVE-2026-18431 affects the Avada theme
- CVE-2026-19632 affects the TranslatePress plugin
- CVE-2026-19598 affects the Pods plugin
By fixing these problems, website owners can make their sites safer and prevent bad people from taking control of them.
If these problems are not fixed, bad people might still be able to take control of some websites, which could cause trouble for the site owners and their visitors.
