CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-3906
WordPress core is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions 6.9 through 6.9.1. The Notes feature (block-level collaboration annotations) was introduced in WordPress 6.9 to allow editorial comments directly on posts in the block editor. However, the REST API `create_item_permissions_check()` method in the comments controller did not verify that the authenticated user has `edit_post` permission on the target post when creating a note. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Sub
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"WordPress","vendor":"WordPress Foundation","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"6.9.1","status":"affected","version":"6.9","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:505335ddced1599c02bc9535afefe48a71bec0cde97f69648a19348ded803d9e · sha256:a6fdd5fa2839a5d1… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:505335ddced1599c02bc9535afefe48a71bec0cde97f69648a19348ded803d9e · sha256:a6fdd5fa2839a5d1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php#L562"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:505335ddced1599c02bc9535afefe48a71bec0cde97f69648a19348ded803d9e · sha256:a6fdd5fa2839a5d1… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/61888"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:505335ddced1599c02bc9535afefe48a71bec0cde97f69648a19348ded803d9e · sha256:a6fdd5fa2839a5d1… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a69782f0-aa61-4049-8339-7f27f4b6c36b?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:505335ddced1599c02bc9535afefe48a71bec0cde97f69648a19348ded803d9e · sha256:a6fdd5fa2839a5d1… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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