CVE-2026-14498
The Query Wrangler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.57 via the 'options' parameter parameter. This is due to missing capability check and nonce verification on the wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax handler, combined with unsanitized attacker-controlled options fully replacing saved query options and being passed directly to call_user_func_array() guarded only by function_exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires only that at least one query row exists in the database, as the query_id is a small enumerable integer with no further access control.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.03%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 62
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement92 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution95 % - Impacto secundario
T1505.003Web Shellpersistence88 %
Acceso remoto autenticado (AV:N, PR:L) explotando WordPress plugin sin validación, permite RCE mediante call_user_func_array(). CWE-434 (unrestricted upload) + ejecución directa de funciones = code execution y potencial web shell.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-434
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/admin/ajax.php#L11
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/admin/templates/preview-json.php#L8
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/includes/fields/callback_field.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-wrangler/trunk/query-wrangler.php#L147
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3640744%40query-wrangler&new=3640744%40query-wrangler
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f9faa56-c550-465f-b0b0-8bf58f5e8d7a?source=cve
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