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Critical Severity Vulnerability

This vulnerability has been rated as Critical severity. Immediate action is recommended.

CVE-2026-4119

Critical
Low Medium High Critical
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Last Modified: Apr 22, 2026

Vulnerability Description

The Create DB Tables plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to and including 1.2.1. The plugin registers admin_post action hooks for creating tables (admin_post_add_table) and deleting tables (admin_post_delete_db_table) without implementing any capability checks via current_user_can() or nonce verification via wp_verify_nonce()/check_admin_referer(). The admin_post hook only requires the user to be logged in, meaning any authenticated user including Subscribers can access these endpoints. The cdbt_delete_db_table() function takes a user-supplied table name from $_POST['db_table'] and executes a DROP TABLE SQL query, allowing any authenticated attacker to delete any database table including critical WordPress core tables such as wp_users or wp_options. The cdbt_create_new_table() function similarly allows creating arbitrary tables. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary database tables and delete any existing database table, potentially destroying the entire WordPress installation.

CVSS Metrics

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Vector String:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
N
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
N
Scope
U
Confidentiality
N
Integrity
H
Availability
H

References & Resources

Severity Details

9.1
out of 10.0
Critical

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-862 Top 25 #8

Missing Authorization

Description
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Exploit Likelihood
High
Typical Severity
High
OWASP Top 10
A01:2021-Broken Access Control
Abstraction Level
Class

Key Information

Published Date
April 22, 2026