sc0ttkclark Pods Plugin up to 3.3.9 on WordPress AJAX Router pods_error authorization

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in sc0ttkclark Pods Plugin up to 3.3.9. The affected element is the function pods_error of the component AJAX Router. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-19598. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in sc0ttkclark Pods Plugin up to 3.3.9. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function pods_error of the component AJAX Router. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON meta-box-loader compatibility path only writes failures to the PHP error log and returns false instead of terminating the request, rendering all guards ineffective. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to Administrator or overwrite the password of any user account, including the site owner's, enabling complete site takeover, or perform another administrator action.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-19598 since 08/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 08/15/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-59778). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• sc0ttkclark

Name

• Pods Plugin

Version

• 2.8.23.0
• 2.8.23.1
• 2.8.23.2
• 2.8.23.3
• 2.9.19.0
• 2.9.19.1
• 2.9.19.2
• 2.9.19.3
• 3.0.10.0
• 3.0.10.1
• 3.0.10.2
• 3.0.10.3
• 3.1.4.0
• 3.1.4.1
• 3.2.8.0
• 3.2.8.1
• 3.2.8.2
• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9

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