Authorization Bypass Vulnerability in GetGenie Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-1003

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Getgenie – Ai Content Writer With Keyword Research & Seo Tracking Tools
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-1003?

The GetGenie plugin for WordPress suffers from an authorization bypass vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 4.3.0. This flaw arises because the plugin fails to adequately verify user permissions before allowing the deletion of posts. As a result, authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher can maliciously delete any post on the WordPress site, including those written by other users, compromising content integrity and website reliability.

Affected Version(s)

GetGenie – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research & SEO Tracking Tools * <= 4.3.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/getgenie/trunk...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3436920/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Youcef Hamdani
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