// vulnerability record
cached · NVD via COSMOS syncCVE-2026-18316
CRITICALpublished 2026-08-16 06:16 UTC · 2 days ago · modified 2026-08-17 16:16 UTC
// description
The Solace Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the import_zip() function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. The handler is registered on both wp_ajax_action-import-zip and wp_ajax_nopriv_action-import-zip and only verifies the 'ajax-nonce' nonce, which is emitted on every admin page via wp_localize_script (unrestricted admin_enqueue_scripts hook) and is therefore accessible to any authenticated user including Subscribers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to wipe navigation menus, sidebar widgets (via update_option('sidebars_widgets', array())), all theme mods (via remove_theme_mods()), and Elementor templates, as well as trigger arbitrary demo-content imports.
// weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862
// references (5)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/solace-extra/tags/1.6.0/admin/class-solace-extra-admin.php#L289
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/solace-extra/tags/1.6.0/admin/import.php#L2382
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/solace-extra/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-solace-extra.php#L336
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3627961%40solace-extra&new=3627961%40solace-extra