CVE-2026-122003 Abilities Bridge < 1.4.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
Attackers can trick a logged-in WordPress administrator into creating a new admin account via CSRF, taking over the site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Harmful if only installed
- No
- Needs a specific call
- No
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-122003?
CVE-2026-122003 is a high-severity cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Abilities Bridge, published on 12 Nov 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Abilities Bridge WordPress plugin before 1.4.2 does not require a valid nonce before re-authenticating a REST API request from the logged-in session cookie, allowing attackers to make a logged-in administrator perform any REST API action, including creating a new administrator account and taking over the site, by tricking them into opening a crafted page (CSRF).
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-122003?
An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.
How do I fix CVE-2026-122003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-122003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and require an anti-forgery token on every request that changes something. More about Cross-site request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-122003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-122003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmvr-4f83-5cp7.