The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.5.79 does not validate the column names it accepts on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions, and the nonce guarding that action does not cover them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary columns of the database table the affected front-end form is bound to, including user password hashes where that table is the users table.

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Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-285

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Description The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.5.79 does not validate the column names it accepts on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions, and the nonce guarding that action does not cover them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary columns of the database table the affected front-end form is bound to, including user password hashes where that table is the users table.
Title WP Data Access < 5.5.79 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure via Autocomplete Column Authorization Bypass
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-08-09T06:00:12.880Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T07:35:05.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-18032

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Updated: 2026-08-09T07:30:04Z

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