The Flatsome WordPress theme before 3.20.13 does not enforce the acting user's publish and post-type restrictions on an AJAX save action, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish their own content and change its post type (for example to a product) without holding the required capabilities.
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Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Flatsome WordPress theme before 3.20.13 does not enforce the acting user's publish and post-type restrictions on an AJAX save action, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish their own content and change its post type (for example to a product) without holding the required capabilities. | |
| Title | Flatsome < 3.20.13 - Contributor+ Post Type and Status Overwrite via ux_builder_save | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
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Updated: 2026-11-14T06:00:06.694Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T08:00:58.229Z
Link: CVE-2026-117490
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