CVE-2026-1984 Missing authorization in Ibtana – Ecommerce Product Addons
Authenticated subscribers can modify arbitrary post meta data due to missing capability checks in the Ibtana 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-2026-1984?
CVE-2026-1984 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in vowelweb Ibtana – Ecommerce Product Addons, published on 19 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ibtana – Ecommerce Product Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post meta modification due to a missing capability check on the 'iepa_use_gt_editor' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update or delete arbitrary post meta entries via the 'iepa_builder' meta key.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1984?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1984 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-2026-1984 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1984 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwph-8x7c-9r99.