Auth bypass in Motors

CVE-2026-91016

The Motors WordPress plugin before 1.4.121 does not verify that a request is authorized to view a user's non-published listings before returning them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read any author's draft, pending and private car listings - including titles, prices, media URLs and seller notes - by supplying only the target's numeric user id.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

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:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% 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-2026-91016: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Motors

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-91016?
CVE-2026-91016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Motors, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-91016?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.