CVE-2026-1359 Missing authorization in Genolve – Genolve AI Business Graphics, AI Images
Authenticated contributors can escalate privileges to administrator by modifying WordPress options due to missing capability checks in the Genolve plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1359?
CVE-2026-1359 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Genolve – Genolve AI Business Graphics, AI Images, published on 11 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Genolve – AI image AI video generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the genolve_setOpt() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options, including enabling user registration and setting the default role to administrator, resulting in privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1359?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-1359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89c5-rq9r-gpg5.