CVE-2026-5523

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-09. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This is due to the update_user() function accepting a user ID parameter from form submissions without verifying that the authenticated user has permission to edit that specific user account, and the handle_register_submission() function only checking if any user is logged in rather than validating permissions for the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the email address and password of any user account, including administrators, resulting in complete account takeover.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EPSS
22.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

Divi Form Builder Changelog - Divi Engine

https://diviengine.com/divi-form-builder-changelog/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5523(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-13 09:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-13 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-12 22:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-12 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-12 11:14 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-12 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-12 00:08 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-12 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-11 13:02 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-11 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-11 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-11 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-10 14:49 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-10 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-10 03:43 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-10 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-09 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-09 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-09 05:29 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-09 05:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5523?
CVE-2026-5523 is a high vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.1.8. This is due to the updateuser() function accepting a user ID parameter from form submissions without verifying that the authenticated user has permission to edit that specific…
When was CVE-2026-5523 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5523 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5523 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5523 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5523?
CVE-2026-5523 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5523?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5523, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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