{"cve":"CVE-2026-15336","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-16T04:17:22.073","modified":"2026-07-17T13:17:57.593","status":"Deferred","description":"The Catch Themes Demo Import plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 3.3. This is due to the catch_themes_demo_import_activate_plugin() function, hooked on admin_init when the activate_plugin GET parameter is present, calling Plugin_Upgrader::install() to download and install a plugin from WordPress.org before performing the current_user_can('activate_plugins') capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install the hardcoded 'essential-content-types' plugin from the WordPress.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"references":["https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/catch-themes-demo-import/tags/3.2/inc/demo-importer.php#L135","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/catch-themes-demo-import/tags/3.2/inc/demo-importer.php#L136","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/catch-themes-demo-import/tags/3.2/inc/demo-importer.php#L233","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/catch-themes-demo-import/tags/3.2/inc/demo-importer.php#L235","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/catch-themes-demo-import/tags/3.3/inc/demo-importer.php#L135"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:45:36.895656543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-15336","score":0.00434,"percentile":0.37745,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}