7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
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 !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update the plugin to a version that addresses the authenticated account takeover vulnerability.
  • 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.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-7459 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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
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