CVE-2026-18032

WP Data Access < 5.5.79 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure via Autocomplete Column Authorization Bypass

Published Aug 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.5.79 does not validate the column names it accepts on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions, and the nonce guarding that action does not cover them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary columns of the database table the affected front-end form is bound to, including user password hashes where that table is the users table.

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Data Access
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Data Access
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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-285
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Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.5.79 does not validate the column names it accepts on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions, and the nonce guarding that action does not cover them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary columns of the database table the affected front-end form is bound to, including user password hashes where that table is the users table.
Title WP Data Access < 5.5.79 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure via Autocomplete Column Authorization Bypass
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 10, 2026, 7:39 PM
Reserved
Jul 28, 2026, 7:35 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 9, 2026, 6:18 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM