CVE-2026-87828
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CVE-2026-87828 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.7/10 on the CVSS scale. The Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress plugin before 2.29.24 does not perform a capability check on one of its state-update AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users such as subscribers to write a malformed value that causes an uncaught error on every subsequent admin page load, making the entire admin area inaccessible to all administrators (denial of service).. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress plugin before 2.29.24 does not perform a capability check on one of its state-update AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users such as subscribers to write a malformed value that causes an uncaught error on every subsequent admin page load, making the entire admin area inaccessible to all administrators (denial of service).
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Seraphinite Accelerator | < 2.29.24 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
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