Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-17018
CVE-2026-17018
Description
The CubeWP Framework WordPress plugin through 1.1.30 does not perform a per-object read authorization check, nor restrict which metadata keys may be requested, on one of its REST API endpoints, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read arbitrary post metadata (including that of other users' draft, pending, private, and password-protected posts) and arbitrary user metadata of any user, including administrators.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=1.1.30
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 14, 2026