CVE-2026-115214 Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via X-User and Role Headers
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-115214 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-115214 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin, published on 25 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-115214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Unknown Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-115214/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-115214/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-115214?
CVE-2026-115214 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin, published on 25 Oct 2026.
Official description
The Datawiza Proxy Auth Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.1.1 does not verify that the user-identity and role HTTP request headers it trusts originate from a trusted reverse proxy, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create and authenticate as a WordPress administrator.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-115214?
How do I fix CVE-2026-115214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-115214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-115214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-115214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3j8-jgx9-4qjv.