CVE-2026-2306 Ninja Tables <= 5.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Table Creation
Authenticated subscribers can create arbitrary database tables due to missing authorization checks, leading to database pollution and resource exhaustion.
- 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-2026-2306?
CVE-2026-2306 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in techjewel Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder, published on 6 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized database table creation due to missing authorization checks on the `createFluentCartTable` function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary Ninja Tables in the database which can lead to database pollution and resource exhaustion.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2306?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2306?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2306 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-2026-2306 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2306 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c34c-82p7-x3p9.