4.3

CVE-2026-14859: unknown wp crowdfunding Improper Access Control

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 12-08-2026Last modified 12-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-14859 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in unknown wp crowdfunding. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.2.1.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not check the campaign-submission capability in one of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users such as Subscribers to create crowdfunding campaign posts despite not being granted that permission.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • wp-crowdfunding≤ 2.2.0 (fixed in 2.2.1)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links