CVE-2026-3279
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
The Enable jQuery Migrate Helper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the downgrade_jquery_version() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1. This is due to the function only verifying a nonce without checking user capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to downgrade the site-wide jQuery version from 3.7.1 to the legacy 1.12.4-wp release, which has knowns security vulnerabilities.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| clorith | Enable jQuery Migrate Helper | 0 <= 1.4.1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a74d5f4-1dd8-4d49-b4ce-8ba7ac9cbcc7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-jquery-migrate-helper/tags/1.4.1/class-jquery-migrate-helper.php#L225
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-jquery-migrate-helper/tags/1.4.1/class-jquery-migrate-helper.php#L256
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-jquery-migrate-helper/trunk/class-jquery-migrate-helper.php#L225
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-jquery-migrate-helper/trunk/class-jquery-migrate-helper.php#L256
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