daggerhart Query Wrangler Plugin up to 1.5.57 on WordPress wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax options access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in daggerhart Query Wrangler Plugin up to 1.5.57. This issue affects the function wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax. Such manipulation of the argument options leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-14498. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in daggerhart Query Wrangler Plugin up to 1.5.57. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function wp_ajax_qw_form_ajax. The manipulation of the argument options with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-14498 since 07/02/2026. 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 08/16/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• daggerhart

Name

• Query Wrangler Plugin

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.5.9
• 1.5.10
• 1.5.11
• 1.5.12
• 1.5.13
• 1.5.14
• 1.5.15
• 1.5.16
• 1.5.17
• 1.5.18
• 1.5.19
• 1.5.20
• 1.5.21
• 1.5.22
• 1.5.23
• 1.5.24
• 1.5.25
• 1.5.26
• 1.5.27
• 1.5.28
• 1.5.29
• 1.5.30
• 1.5.31
• 1.5.32
• 1.5.33
• 1.5.34
• 1.5.35
• 1.5.36
• 1.5.37
• 1.5.38
• 1.5.39
• 1.5.40
• 1.5.41
• 1.5.42
• 1.5.43
• 1.5.44
• 1.5.45
• 1.5.46
• 1.5.47
• 1.5.48
• 1.5.49
• 1.5.50
• 1.5.51
• 1.5.52
• 1.5.53
• 1.5.54
• 1.5.55
• 1.5.56
• 1.5.57

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