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Description

The Create DB Tables plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to and including 1.2.1. The plugin registers admin_post action hooks for creating tables (admin_post_add_table) and deleting tables (admin_post_delete_db_table) without implementing any capability checks via current_user_can() or nonce verification via wp_verify_nonce()/check_admin_referer(). The admin_post hook only requires the user to be logged in, meaning any authenticated user including Subscribers can access these endpoints. The cdbt_delete_db_table() function takes a user-supplied table name from $_POST['db_table'] and executes a DROP TABLE SQL query, allowing any authenticated attacker to delete any database table including critical WordPress core tables such as wp_users or wp_options. The cdbt_create_new_table() function similarly allows creating arbitrary tables. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary database tables and delete any existing database table, potentially destroying the entire WordPress installation.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-13 | Published 2026-04-22 | Updated 2026-04-22 | Assigner Wordfence




CRITICAL: 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Timeline

2026-04-21:Disclosed

Credits

Youcef Hamdani finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-cc17-4728-b242-13841b5f7660?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...les/trunk/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ags/1.2.1/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...les/trunk/create-new-table.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ags/1.2.1/create-new-table.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...les/trunk/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ags/1.2.1/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...les/trunk/create-new-table.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ags/1.2.1/create-new-table.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...les/trunk/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ags/1.2.1/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...les/trunk/create-db-tables.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ags/1.2.1/create-db-tables.php

cve.org (CVE-2026-4119)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-4119)

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