CVE-2026-39698

MEDIUM 5.3

WordPress The Publisher Desk ads.txt plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

11th

Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublisherDesk The Publisher Desk ads.txt the-publisher-desk-ads-txt allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Publisher Desk ads.txt: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	publisherdesk
Product	the publisher desk ads.txt
Published	Apr 8, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 29, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

PublisherDesk / The Publisher Desk ads.txt

0 ≤ 1.5.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/the-publisher-desk-ads-txt/vulnerability/wordpress-the-publisher-desk-ads-txt-plugin-1-5-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Nabil Irawan | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program