Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via 'options' Parameter
CVE-2026-14498Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.5.57Update to 1.5.58 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-434 Arbitrary File Upload
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Query Wrangler query-wrangler
- Affected≤ 1.5.57
- Patched in1.5.58
Update to 1.5.58 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.5.57. Version 1.5.58 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Query Wrangler.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.5.58, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Query Wrangler to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Enis.
The Query Wrangler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.57 via the 'options' parameter parameter. This is due to missing capability check and nonce verification on the wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax handler, combined with unsanitized attacker-controlled options fully replacing saved query options and being passed directly to call_user_func_array() guarded only by function_exists(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires only that at least one query row exists in the database, as the query_id is a small enumerable integer with no further access control.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution ≤1.5.57Update to 1.5.58 | CVE-2026-73992 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.5.57Update to 1.5.58 | CVE-2026-65491 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤1.5.54Update to 1.5.55 | CVE-2025-31779 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via page parameter ≤1.5.51Update to 1.5.52 | CVE-2023-30779 |
- High8.8Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution
≤1.5.57Update to 1.5.58
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤1.5.57Update to 1.5.58
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤1.5.54Update to 1.5.55
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via page parameter
≤1.5.51Update to 1.5.52
Same weakness (Arbitrary File Upload)
All Arbitrary File Upload| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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