CVE-2026-4117
Description
The CalJ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5. This is due to a missing capability check in the CalJSettingsPage class constructor, which processes the 'save-obtained-key' operation directly from POST data without verifying that the requesting user has the 'manage_options' capability, and without any nonce verification. The plugin bootstrap file (calj.php) instantiates CalJSettingsPage whenever is_admin() returns true, which is the case for any authenticated user making requests to wp-admin URLs (including admin-ajax.php). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the plugin's API key setting and clear the Shabbat cache, effectively taking control of the plugin's API integration.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calj/tags/1.5/CalJSettingsPage.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calj/tags/1.5/CalJSettingsPage.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calj/tags/1.5/calj.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calj/trunk/CalJSettingsPage.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calj/trunk/CalJSettingsPage.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calj/trunk/calj.phpnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d1c7df8e-2f82-4474-88ef-8c8ddaeb4656nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 20, 2026 to April 26, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 30, 2026