Auth bypass in Newscred Welcome Software Publishing
CVE-2026-4297
The Welcome Software Publishing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Options Update in all versions up to and including 0.0.31. This is due to a missing capability check in the nc_setOption() function, which is exposed via the n…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.005 (36.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Newscred Welcome Software Publishing — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-4297?
- CVE-2026-4297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Newscred Welcome Software Publishing, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-4297?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.