Description
The CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2 does not restrict its REST API authentication filter to its own routes and unconditionally discards the authentication error raised for any request whose URI merely contains a CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2-specific string, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the REST nonce check and perform any REST action available to a logged-in administrator, such as creating a new administrator account, via a crafted link an administrator is tricked into opening.
Published: 2026-08-10
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EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2 does not restrict its REST API authentication filter to its own routes and unconditionally discards the authentication error raised for any request whose URI merely contains a CheckView WordPress plugin before 2.3.2-specific string, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the REST nonce check and perform any REST action available to a logged-in administrator, such as creating a new administrator account, via a crafted link an administrator is tricked into opening.
Title CheckView < 2.3.2 - Administrator Account Creation via REST API Authentication Bypass
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T06:00:19.499Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T08:30:55.647Z

Link: CVE-2026-18786

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Updated: 2026-08-10T07:45:03Z

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