CVE-2026-18037 Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and Publication

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can read unpublished content and publish it via a public REST API route in the Create WordPress plugin.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-2026-18037?

CVE-2026-18037 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 rendering content over one of its public 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that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.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-2026-18037?

How do I fix CVE-2026-18037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18037 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-2026-18037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m73c-99g6-hrp8.

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