The Visualizer WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to permanently delete any chart on the site, including charts created by other users such as administrators.
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Description | The Visualizer WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to permanently delete any chart on the site, including charts created by other users such as administrators. | |
| Title | Visualizer < 4.0.6 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Chart Deletion via deleteChart | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T06:00:08.664Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T11:42:52.572Z
Link: CVE-2026-86779
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.343
Modified: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.343
Link: CVE-2026-86779
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-11T07:45:07Z
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