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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-18789

Missing Authorization

Published Aug 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · Ezoic Ezoic

Patch now

CVE-2026-18789 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Ezoic Ezoic against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.41%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Ezoic · vendor Ezoic Ezoic · vendor Unknown Ezoic

The Ezoic WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not properly restrict access to some of its content export functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a server-side export of the site's database, including user password hashes and password reset tokens, as well as to persistently change some of its settings.

Are you affected?

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  • stated Ezoic< 2.23.1
  • vendor Ezoic Ezoicversion unspecified
  • vendor Unknown Ezoicversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-18789

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-18789 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Ezoic Ezoic against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Ezoic < 2.23.1. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.41%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Ezoic WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not properly restrict access to some of its content export functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a server-side export of the site's database, including user password hashes and password reset tokens, as well as to persistently change some of its settings.

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-18789

    The Ezoic WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not properly restrict access to some of its content export functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a server-side export of the site's database, including user password hashes and password reset tokens, as well as

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-18789

    30-day exploitation probability 0.41%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-18789

    The Ezoic WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not properly restrict access to some of its content export functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a server-side export of the site's database, including user password hashes and password reset tokens, as well as

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.