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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1103 affects the AIKTP WordPress plugin. A logged-in low-privilege user, such as a Subscriber, may retrieve an administrator access token and use it for privileged content actions. This is not a remote unauthenticated issue, but it matters for sites with public registration, many users, or untrusted accounts.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public-facing WordPress sites with AIKTP and user accounts. The issue is moderate severity, but compromise could affect site content integrity and private content confidentiality.
Technical view
AIKTP versions up to and including 5.0.04 lack proper authorization on the /aiktp/getToken REST endpoint. The permission callback verifies login status but not administrator capability. This can expose the administrator aiktpz_token, enabling post creation, media uploads, and private content access as administrator. CWE-862; CVSS 3.1 score 5.4.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running AIKTP up to and including 5.0.04 are potentially exposed when any Subscriber-level or higher account exists. Exposure is higher where user self-registration is enabled or low-trust users have accounts.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires authentication with Subscriber-level access or higher. The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity, with no availability impact stated.
Researcher notes
The core issue is missing authorization, not authentication. Source metadata contains an affected-version inconsistency, but the CVE description and Wordfence reference state all versions through 5.0.04. A changeset is referenced, but the provided sources do not clearly name a fixed release.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, and Wordfence guidance for a fixed AIKTP release.
- Update AIKTP if a fixed version is available.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling AIKTP until vendor guidance is available.
- Restrict public user registration and remove unnecessary Subscriber accounts.
- Review site roles and ensure only trusted users have accounts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the AIKTP plugin and version.
- Flag AIKTP versions up to and including 5.0.04.
- Review whether low-privilege user registration is enabled.
- Confirm the REST endpoint enforces administrator capability in any updated version.
- Audit recent posts, media uploads, and private-content access for unusual low-privilege activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/84846d95-792d-4569-b0eb-876d82d0beee?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/aiktp/tags/5.0.04/includes/aiktp-sync.php#L123CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3445248%40aiktp&new=3445248%40aiktpCVE reference
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Missing Authorization
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