Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Jawn Theme for WordPress
CVE-2026-78477

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Jawn
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-78477?

The Jawn theme for WordPress contains a significant vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator. This flaw exists in all versions up to and including 1.4.2, enabling malicious actors to exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication controls and gain unauthorized access to sensitive administrative functions within WordPress sites utilizing this theme. It is critical for users to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Jawn 0 <= 1.4.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/jawn/vuln...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh
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