CVE-2026-8940
The WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location settings via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Published:Jun 9, 2026
Last Modified:Jun 9, 2026
EPS:Jun 9, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00013
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Jasonpitts
Product
Wp Meta Sort Posts
Jasonpitts
Wp Meta Sort Posts
Vendor
Wordpress
Product
Wordpress
Wordpress
Wordpress
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
