CVE-2026-3906
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
WordPress core is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions 6.9 through 6.9.1. The Notes feature (block-level collaboration annotations) was introduced in WordPress 6.9 to allow editorial comments directly on posts in the block editor. However, the REST API `create_item_permissions_check()` method in the comments controller did not verify that the authenticated user has `edit_post` permission on the target post when creating a note. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to create notes on any post, including posts authored by other users, private posts, and posts in any status.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0684WordPress: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in WordPress potenziell ausnutzen, um Code auszuführen, Zugriffskontrollen zu umgehen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, DoS-Bedingungen auszulösen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
- BIT-wordpress-2026-3906WordPress 6.9 - 6.9.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Note Creation via REST API2026-03-13vendor · osvUS
WordPress core is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions 6.9 through 6.9.1. The Notes feature (block-level collaboration annotations) was introduced in WordPress 6.9 to allow editorial comments directly on posts in the block editor. However, the REST API `create_item_permissions_check()` method in the comments controller did not verify that the authenticated user has `edit_post` permission on the target post when creating a note. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to create notes on any post, including posts authored by other users, private posts, and posts in any status.
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2026-3906WordPress 6.9 - 6.9.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Note Creation via REST API2026-03-13vendor · osvUS
WordPress core is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions 6.9 through 6.9.1. The Notes feature (block-level collaboration annotations) was introduced in WordPress 6.9 to allow editorial comments directly on posts in the block editor. However, the REST API `create_item_permissions_check()` method in the comments controller did not verify that the authenticated user has `edit_post` permission on the target post when creating a note. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to create notes on any post, including posts authored by other users, private posts, and posts in any status.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202603-2201cnnvd
- EUVD-2026-11134enisa_euvd
- GHSA-6x83-fcf5-r65genisa_euvd
- BIT-wordpress-2026-3906osv
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2026-3906osv
sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-3906cnnvd
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php#L562cnnvd
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/61888cnnvd
- https://wordpress.com/zh-cn/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a69782f0-aa61-4049-8339-7f27f4b6c36b?source=cvecnnvd
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php#L562enisa_euvd
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/61888enisa_euvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a69782f0-aa61-4049-8339-7f27f4b6c36b?source=cveenisa_euvd
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