CVE-2026-65485 (GCVE-0-2026-65485)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 11:18 – Updated: 2026-07-23 15:06
VLAI
Title
WordPress Content Control plugin <= 2.6.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Content Control <= 2.6.5 versions.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Daniel Iser Content Control Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.6.5 (custom)
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Credits
Que Thanh Tuan | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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