Auth bypass in Motors

CVE-2026-7859

The Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.110 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF checks on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary post metadata, such as the gallery, featured image and, on WooCommerce sites, product prices.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-7859: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Motors — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7859?
CVE-2026-7859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Motors, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-7859?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.