CVE-2026-3906 — Missing Authorization in Foundation Wordpress
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 11
Description
WordPress core is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions 6.9 through 6.9.1. The Notes feature (block-level collaboration annotations) was introduced in WordPress 6.9 to allow editorial comments directly on posts in the block editor. However, the REST API `create_item_permissions_check()` method in the comments controller did not verify that the authenticated user has `edit_post` permission on the target post when creating a note. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Sub…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA
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CVEList▶
WordPress 6.9 - 6.9.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Note Creation via REST API↗2026-03-11
📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2026-3906: wordpress - WordPress core is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions 6.9 through 6.9....↗2026