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CVE-2026-0974
high
CVSS 8.8
Vulnerability in wordpress (CVE-2026-0974)
Summary
vulnerability in wordpress (CVE-2026-0974). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-0974** has been found in wordpress.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "wordpress CVE-2026-0974" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-0974 (wordpress) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-862) exists in wordpress.
📍 Affected scope
wordpress — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'wordpress' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'wordpress' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `wordpress` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/orderable/trunk/inc/vendor/iconic-onboard/inc/class-ajax.php#L111
- web [email protected]
- web https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b97d2b63-7eaa-4518-b838-35d4b993743d?source=cve
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0974
- web https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3465392
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4vj-fpx3-v8rx