CVE-2026-75860 PUBLISHED

JSON Options <= 0.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 18.08.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

The JSON Options WordPress plugin through 0.0.4 does not have any capability check or nonce verification on one of its actions, which runs on every request and is available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to update arbitrary WordPress options. This can be leveraged to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, leading to privilege escalation and full site takeover.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product JSON Options
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 0 to 0.0.4 (incl.)

Credits

  • Khaled Alenazi (Nxploited) finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE