CVE-2026-114120

SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the wpsp-el-editor nonce from the Elementor modal to unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/blob/v5.3.4/includes/Admin.php#L1276-L1521
https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/commit/0e7af0fcbf0851687c34db2997117032978dbe06
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/schedulepress-before-5.3.5-missing-authorization-via-wpsp-el-editor-form-ajax-action

Configurations

No configuration.

History

21 Oct 2026, 13:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-21 13:18

Updated : 2026-10-22 17:39

NVD link : CVE-2026-114120

Mitre link : CVE-2026-114120

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-114120

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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