Auth bypass in Foxtheme Foxtool All-In-One: Contact Chat Button, Custom Login, Media Optimize Images
CVE-2026-18317
The Foxtool All-in-One: Contact chat button, Custom login, Media optimize images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify arbitrary subkeys of the foxtool_settings option, including enabling site-wide SVG uploads by toggling the media-up3 key, which can facilitate stored cross-site scripting via malicious SVG files.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/10864109-8155-414e-be96-58e4d…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/foxtool/tags/2.5.3/inc/media.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/foxtool/tags/2.5.3/inc/media.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/foxtool/tags/2.5.3/inc/media.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18317?
- CVE-2026-18317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxtheme Foxtool All-In-One: Contact Chat Button, Custom Login, Media Optimize Images, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18317?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.