# CVE-2026-22426: WordPress Sweet Jane theme <= 1.2 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls to read or modify unauthorized data in the Sweet Jane WordPress theme.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97r2-x6vv-3cx9

## What is CVE-2026-22426?

CVE-2026-22426 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Elated-Themes Sweet Jane, published on 22 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Elated-Themes Sweet Jane sweetjane allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sweet Jane: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22426?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-22426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-22426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-22426 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-22426 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Elated-Themes Sweet Jane, published on 22 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Elated-Themes Sweet Jane. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22426/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22426/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22426
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22426
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22426

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22426/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.