CVE-2026-0974

HighUpdated

Published: 19 February 2026

Published

19 February 2026

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0011 29.5th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-0974 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 29.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

prevent

AC-3 directly enforces approved authorizations, addressing the missing capability check that allows low-privilege users to install arbitrary plugins.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

prevent

AC-6 enforces least privilege, ensuring Subscriber-level users lack the necessary permissions to access plugin installation functions even if checks are bypassed.

CM-11 User-installed Software good match

prevent

CM-11 prohibits user-installed software, directly mitigating unauthorized plugin installations that lead to remote code execution.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.

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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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Why these techniques?

Missing authorization in WordPress plugin allows low-privileged (Subscriber+) authenticated users to install arbitrary plugins, enabling exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068) and exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190) leading to RCE.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

NVD Description

The Orderable – WordPress Restaurant Online Ordering System and Food Ordering Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_plugin' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.0. This…

makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins, which can lead to Remote Code Execution.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2026-0974 affects the Orderable – WordPress Restaurant Online Ordering System and Food Ordering Plugin for WordPress, specifically due to a missing capability check on the 'install_plugin' function in all versions up to and including 1.20.0. This vulnerability, classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity with network accessibility, low complexity, and low privileges required.

Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this issue remotely without user interaction. By leveraging the unprotected 'install_plugin' function, they can install arbitrary plugins on the target WordPress site, potentially leading to remote code execution and full site compromise.

Advisories and source details are available from Wordfence threat intelligence and the WordPress plugin trac repository, which identifies the vulnerable code in the file inc/vendor/iconic-onboard/inc/class-ajax.php at line 111. Practitioners should review these for patch information and update to a fixed version if available.