CVE-2026-18786 PUBLISHED

CheckView < 2.3.2 - Administrator Account Creation via REST API Authentication Bypass

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 04.08.2026 Published: 10.08.2026 Updated: 10.08.2026

The CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2 does not restrict its REST API authentication filter to its own routes and unconditionally discards the authentication error raised for any request whose URI merely contains a CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2-specific string, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the REST nonce check and perform any REST action available to a logged-in administrator, such as creating a new administrator account, via a crafted link an administrator is tricked into opening.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product CheckView
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2.0.29 to 2.3.2 (excl.)

Credits

  • Usama Arshad finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE