CVE-2026-16992 Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and Publication
Unauthenticated attackers can read unpublished content and publish it via a REST API route lacking authorization checks in the Create WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16992?
CVE-2026-16992 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Create, published on 9 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16992?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16992 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-2026-16992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-66mx-cjh4-m7cx.