CVE-2026-8418 Games Catalog <= 1.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Game/Post Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary game catalog entries by tricking administrators into clicking a malicious link due to missing nonce validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-8418?
CVE-2026-8418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in askywhale Games Catalog, published on 20 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Games Catalog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gc_crud() function which handles the delete action (action=delete) via a GET request without any wp_verify_nonce() / check_admin_referer() call. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary game catalog entries (including the associated WordPress post created for the game) via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8418?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8418?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-8418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x342-qrpq-h2vr.