CVE-2026-4128 json
TP Restore Categories And Taxonomies <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Taxonomy Deletion via 'tpmcattt_delete_term' AJAX Action
published 6mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-24670
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The TP Restore Categories And Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. The delete_term() function, which handles the 'tpmcattt_delete_term' AJAX action, does not perform any capability check (e.g., current_user_can()) to verify the user has sufficient permissions. While it does verify a nonce via check_ajax_referer(), this nonce is generated for all authenticated users via the admin_enqueue_scripts hook and exposed on any wp-admin page (including profile.php, which subscribers can access). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete taxonomy term records from the plugin's trash/backup tables by sending a crafted AJAX request with a valid nonce and an arbitrary term_id.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- tplugins TP Restore Categories And Taxonomies
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53a0749f-86e9-4f62-9de2-a6759c78ba2f?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/trunk/admin/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-trash-adm
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/tags/1.0.1/admin/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-tras
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/trunk/includes/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-trash.
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/tags/1.0.1/includes/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-t
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-4128
- NVD CVE-2026-4128
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