Description
The TP Restore Categories And Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. The delete_term() function, which handles the 'tpmcattt_delete_term' AJAX action, does not perform any capability check (e.g., current_user_can()) to verify the user has sufficient permissions. While it does verify a nonce via check_ajax_referer(), this nonce is generated for all authenticated users via the admin_enqueue_scripts hook and exposed on any wp-admin page (including profile.php, which subscribers can access). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete taxonomy term records from the plugin's trash/backup tables by sending a crafted AJAX request with a valid nonce and an arbitrary term_id.
Problem types
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-04-21: | Disclosed |
Credits
Nabil Irawan
References
www.wordfence.com/...-86e9-4f62-9de2-a6759c78ba2f?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-taxonomies-to-trash-admin.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-taxonomies-to-trash-admin.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...es-and-taxonomies-to-trash.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...es-and-taxonomies-to-trash.php