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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L N N U L L N 6.5 .0016 6.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Create unspecified —
TIMELINE Jul 24 Reserved by WPScan Aug 9 Published (CNA: WPScan) Aug 10 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16992 (Unknown Create). Public exploit reference added.
The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 9, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 10, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16992 (Unknown Create). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Create | — | — | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-16992 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-862
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