CVE-2026-127094
Pagelayer 2.1.7 before 2.2.1 Missing Authorization via Abilities API
CVSS Score
7.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Pagelayer 2.1.7 before 2.2.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in Abilities API abilities registered in main/abilitiesregister.php that only require the edit_posts capability. Contributor-level attackers can overwrite, publish, delete, or duplicate other users' private posts and pages to read them, and modify site-wide theme templates like headers and footers.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | pagelayer team |
| Product | pagelayer |
| Published | Nov 13, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
Pagelayer Team / Pagelayer
2.1.7 < 2.2.1
References
wpsec.com: https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-0215 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3698421/pagelayer plugins.svn.wordpress.org: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pagelayer/tags/2.1.9/main/abilitiesregister.php vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pagelayer-2.1.7-before-2.2.1-missing-authorization-via-abilities-api
Credits
Paul Serban (LazyTitan)