Information disclosure in Wpc Admin Columns
CVE-2026-18943
The WPC Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not have authorisation checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to read arbitrary user, post and term metadata, including data belonging to administrators.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.3% 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
- Wpc Admin Columns — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f2f3db0-1031-4e16-96f2-12a02b97ad06/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18943?
- CVE-2026-18943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpc Admin Columns, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18943?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.