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CVE-2026-89001
WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher < 2.8.27 - Contributor+ Post Publication and Author Spoofing via Campaign Settings
Description

The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.27 does not verify that a user running a feed campaign is permitted to publish content or to attribute posts to another account, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to publish posts live and set any registered user, including an administrator, as the post author.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2026, 6:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 27, 2026, 6:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-89001 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

Solution
Update WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin to version 2.8.27 or later.
  • Update the WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin.
  • Verify user roles and permissions for publishing.
  • Ensure only authorized users can set post authors.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/829bfdc3-7a15-4d6a-9782-72d34fd114b7/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-89001 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]

    Sep. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.27 does not verify that a user running a feed campaign is permitted to publish content or to attribute posts to another account, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to publish posts live and set any registered user, including an administrator, as the post author.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89001.json">CVE-2026-89001</a>
    Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/829bfdc3-7a15-4d6a-9782-72d34fd114b7/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.