jegtheme JNews Plugin up to 3.2.19 on WordPress AJAX Elements_Option_Abstract wp_ajax_jkit_post_block/wp_ajax_jeg_find_author query improper authorization

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in jegtheme JNews Plugin up to 3.2.19. Impacted is the function wp_ajax_jkit_post_block/wp_ajax_jeg_find_author of the file Elements_Option_Abstract of the component AJAX Handler. The manipulation of the argument Query leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-103907. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in jegtheme JNews Plugin up to 3.2.19. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function wp_ajax_jkit_post_block/wp_ajax_jeg_find_author of the file Elements_Option_Abstract of the component AJAX Handler. The manipulation of the argument query with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The JNews - Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on both the 'jkit_post_block' and 'jeg_find_author' AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 3.2.19. The 'wp_ajax_jkit_post_block' handler (registered generically for every element via wp_ajax_{$element_id} in Elements_Option_Abstract::setup_hook) returns the element's full option schema — including a freshly minted wp_create_nonce('jeg_find_author') — to any authenticated caller, and the 'wp_ajax_jeg_find_author' handler then runs a WP_User_Query with the attacker-supplied 'query' wrapped in '*…*' against search_columns that include user_email, echoing the ID and display_name of every matching user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enumerate every registered user of the site and to reconstruct arbitrary users' email addresses one character at a time by using the substring search as an oracle.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-103907 since 10/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• jegtheme

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• JNews Plugin

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.9
• 3.2.10
• 3.2.11
• 3.2.12
• 3.2.13
• 3.2.14
• 3.2.15
• 3.2.16
• 3.2.17
• 3.2.18
• 3.2.19

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