CVE-2026-78477 PUBLISHED

Jawn <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 24.08.2026 Published: 25.08.2026 Updated: 25.08.2026

The Jawn theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

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CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	MVPThemes
Product	Jawn
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 1.4.2 (incl.)

Credits

Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh finder

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0642c85-ee01-497c-8dc3-42e3ffc02995?source=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/jawn/vulnerability/wordpress-jawn-theme-1-4-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Problem Types

CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE