Privilege Escalation in Ak Framework Plugin for WordPress by Akbilisim
CVE-2026-105894

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ak Framework
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-105894?

The Ak Framework plugin, part of the Newsy WordPress theme, has a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit missing capability checks. This issue arises in the ajax_refresh_nonce and ak_admin_ajax handlers, which fail to properly validate user permissions before processing attacker-controlled option names and values. As a result, attackers can manipulate key WordPress settings, such as enabling user registration with the default role set to administrator, effectively escalating their privileges and compromising site security.

Affected Version(s)

Ak Framework 0 <= 2.9.8

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://docs.akbilisim.com/newsy/changelog/#v299

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

lhking
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