CVE-2026-7459
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes <= 5.26.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Account Takeover via Missing Authorization on Event Reaction Endpoint
Description
The Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated (Subscriber+) account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.26.0 via the event reaction endpoints (react_to_event() / unreact_to_event()). The endpoints register get_items_permissions_check() as their permission_callback, which only verifies the requester is logged in and does not enforce the per-logger capability checks normally applied by Log_Query. As a result, a Subscriber-level user can POST to /wp-json/simple-history/v1/events/<id>/react with the _fields=context query parameter and read the full context of any Simple History event — including SimpleUserLogger entries that record the full password-reset email body (reset URL with the reset key) for any user. The attacker triggers a password reset for an administrator via the lost-password form, brute-forces recent event IDs through the reaction endpoint to read the resulting user_requested_password_reset_link event, extracts the reset key from context.message, and completes the password reset to take over the administrator account. Exploitation requires an administrator to have first enabled the experimental features option (simple_history_experimental_features_enabled), which is not the default.
INFO
Published Date :
May 30, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 30, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the Simple History plugin to version 5.26.1 or later.
- Remove the experimental features option if no longer needed.
- Review user roles and permissions regularly.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated (Subscriber+) account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.26.0 via the event reaction endpoints (react_to_event() / unreact_to_event()). The endpoints register get_items_permissions_check() as their permission_callback, which only verifies the requester is logged in and does not enforce the per-logger capability checks normally applied by Log_Query. As a result, a Subscriber-level user can POST to /wp-json/simple-history/v1/events/<id>/react with the _fields=context query parameter and read the full context of any Simple History event — including SimpleUserLogger entries that record the full password-reset email body (reset URL with the reset key) for any user. The attacker triggers a password reset for an administrator via the lost-password form, brute-forces recent event IDs through the reaction endpoint to read the resulting user_requested_password_reset_link event, extracts the reset key from context.message, and completes the password reset to take over the administrator account. Exploitation requires an administrator to have first enabled the experimental features option (simple_history_experimental_features_enabled), which is not the default. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-640 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/tags/5.26.0/inc/class-event.php#L613 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/tags/5.26.0/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L1215 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/tags/5.26.0/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L1420 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/tags/5.26.0/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L1460 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/tags/5.26.0/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L778 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/trunk/inc/class-event.php#L613 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/trunk/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L1215 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/trunk/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L1420 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/trunk/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L1460 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-history/trunk/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php#L778 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3524112/simple-history/trunk/inc/class-wp-rest-events-controller.php Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/95d2bf1a-0993-4553-a00e-6f555c3f15be?source=cve