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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-6518
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More InfoOfficial Page
Source-security@wordfence.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-18 Apr, 2026 | 05:16
Updated At-18 Apr, 2026 | 05:16

The CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload and remote code execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.16 via the `cmp_theme_update_install` AJAX action. This is due to the function only checking for the `publish_pages` capability (available to Editors and above) instead of `manage_options` (Administrators only), combined with a lack of proper validation on the user-supplied file URL and no verification of the downloaded file's content before extraction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to force the server to download and extract a malicious ZIP file from a remote attacker-controlled URL into a web-accessible directory (`wp-content/plugins/cmp-premium-themes/`), resulting in remote code execution. Due to the lack of a nonce for Editors, they are unable to exploit this vulnerability.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.18.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches

Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-434Primarysecurity@wordfence.com
CWE ID: CWE-434
Type: Primary
Source: security@wordfence.com
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16/niteo-cmp.php#L1421security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16/niteo-cmp.php#L1437security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16/niteo-cmp.php#L1447security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fcmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16&new_path=%2Fcmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.17security@wordfence.com
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6fb275b-dbba-46df-b170-977ef4a84c4c?source=cvesecurity@wordfence.com
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16/niteo-cmp.php#L1421
Source: security@wordfence.com
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16/niteo-cmp.php#L1437
Source: security@wordfence.com
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16/niteo-cmp.php#L1447
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fcmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.16&new_path=%2Fcmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.17
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6fb275b-dbba-46df-b170-977ef4a84c4c?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource: N/A
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