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CVE-2026-122003 Abilities Bridge < 1.4.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF

8.8 highEPSS 0.1%

High (8.8) in unknown abilities bridge. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

On this page
The Abilities Bridge WordPress plugin before 1.4.2 does not require a valid nonce before re-authenticating a REST API request from the logged-in session cookie, allowing attackers to make a logged-in administrator perform any REST API action, including creating a new administrator account and taking over the site, by tricking them into opening a crafted page (CSRF).

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 3rd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (Cross Site Reference Forgery)
OWASP Top 10
A01:2025 Broken Access Control
Published
Modified
Assigned by
WPScan (CNA)
NVD analysis
Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Affected

  • unknown:abilities bridge

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-62 Cross Site Request Forgery Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-111 JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-462 Cross-Domain Search Timing Severity: Medium
  • CAPEC-467 Cross Site Identification Severity: Low

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History

  1. Scored 8.8 high
  2. The NVD deferred its analysis

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