Accordion and Accordion Slider Plugin up to 1.4.5 on WordPress Attachment Metadata wp_aas_save_attachment_data authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Accordion and Accordion Slider Plugin up to 1.4.5 on WordPress. The affected element is the function wp_aas_save_attachment_data of the component Attachment Metadata Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-0727. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Accordion and Accordion Slider Plugin up to 1.4.5 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function wp_aas_save_attachment_data of the component Attachment Metadata Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Accordion and Accordion Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the 'wp_aas_save_attachment_data' and 'wp_aas_get_attachment_edit_form' functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to read and modify attachment metadata including file paths, titles, captions, alt text, and custom links for any attachment on the site.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-0727. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/20/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/20/2026 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-0727 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345956

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2026 23:20
Updated: 02/20/2026 13:51
Changes: 02/13/2026 23:20 (51), 02/14/2026 12:47 (12), 02/20/2026 13:51 (1)
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