CVE-2026-8940
WP Meta Sort Posts <= 0.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
2th
The WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location settings via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | jasonpitts |
| Product | wp meta sort posts |
| Published | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 9, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
jasonpitts / WP Meta Sort Posts
0 ≤ 0.9
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/06efa097-38dc-4499-b163-7a6254b25f72?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/msp-options.php#L18 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/wp-meta-sort-posts.php#L106 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/msp-options.php#L27 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/msp-options.php#L30
Credits
Muhammad Afnaan