# CVE-2026-7467: Read More & Accordion <= 3.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via importData

> Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator by inserting arbitrary data into user tables via the importData function.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 20 May 2026
- **Updated:** 20 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5wm-43c6-48m3

## What is CVE-2026-7467?

CVE-2026-7467 is a high-severity vulnerability in edmonparker Read More & Accordion, published on 20 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.7. This is due to the 'RadMoreAjax::importData' function not restricting which database tables can be written to during import and not properly validating the imported data. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with permission granted by the site owner through the plugin's role settings, to insert arbitrary rows into the 'wp_users' and 'wp_usermeta' tables, including the 'wp_capabilities' field, allowing them to create a new administrator account and gain administrator access to the site.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7467?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-7467?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7467 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-7467 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Read More & Accordion <= 3.5.7 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-7467.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7467 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7467 is a high-severity vulnerability in edmonparker Read More & Accordion, published on 20 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-7467 exists.

Affected product: edmonparker Read More & Accordion. 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-2026-7467/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7467/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7467
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7467
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7467

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7467/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.