CVE-2026-9616
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory, and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
Description
The Generate Security.txt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the site's security.txt file from the server filesystem or create the .well-known directory by directly invoking the delete_securitytxt or create_wellknown_folder AJAX actions.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=1.0.12
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.phpnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8d88cc2-91e4-4e53-8c46-93d6ce8bc320nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 2, 2026