The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.

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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Vayu X WordPress theme before 1.0.6 does not perform any capability check on one of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce guarding it to every logged-in user, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate any hosted on the WordPress.org repository.
Title Vayu X < 1.0.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary WordPress.org Plugin Installation and Activation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:37:22.902Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T08:21:38.562Z

Link: CVE-2026-88797

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:23:31.560Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-30T06:17:07.977

Modified: 2026-09-30T16:28:31.510

Link: CVE-2026-88797

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T20:45:17Z

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