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CVE-2026-14498

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.53% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-16 · Last synced 2026-09-15

CyberRota Analysis

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The Query Wrangler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution due to inadequate capability checks and nonce verification, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to execute arbitrary code on the server. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.5.57 and can be exploited easily if at least one query row exists in the database. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize immediate updates to mitigate potential exploitation risks.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2026-14498
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.53%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Query Wrangler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.57 via the 'options' parameter parameter. This is due to missing capability check and nonce verification on the wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax handler, combined with unsanitized attacker-controlled options fully replacing saved query options and being passed directly to call_user_func_array() guarded only by function_exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires only that at least one query row exists in the database, as the query_id is a small enumerable integer with no further access control.