The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.5.79 does not validate the column names it accepts on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions, and the nonce guarding that action does not cover them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary columns of the database table the affected front-end form is bound to, including user password hashes where that table is the users table.
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-285

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-285

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.5.79 does not validate the column names it accepts on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions, and the nonce guarding that action does not cover them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary columns of the database table the affected front-end form is bound to, including user password hashes where that table is the users table.
Title WP Data Access < 5.5.79 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure via Autocomplete Column Authorization Bypass
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:39:22.892Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T07:35:05.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-18032

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:39:17.711Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-09T06:18:22.640

Modified: 2026-08-10T20:17:29.367

Link: CVE-2026-18032

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T23:45:04Z

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