CVE-2026-74933

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The GenieWords WordPress plugin from 1.5.27 to 1.5.34 does not have authorisation checks on some of its REST API and AJAX actions, and decodes stored values before printing them, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite its configuration and inject arbitrary web scripts that execute on every front-end page.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 13, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GenieWords 1.5.27 – 1.5.34 – Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Configuration Overwrite | CVE 2026-74933 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/23dc45bb-e7b6-4cae-81ce-2c6394afb454/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74933(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 26× in last 7d / 49× 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. 2026-09-25 03:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 15:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 15:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-23 02:41 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-23 02:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-22 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 01:35 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-21 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-20 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-19 12:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 00:27 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-19 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-18 12:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-17 23:52 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-17 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-16 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-16 10:06 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-16 10:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-15 21:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 09:34 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-15 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-14 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-14 13:29 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-14 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 12:45 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-14 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 09:35 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-14 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 21:19 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 20:24 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-13 20:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74933?
CVE-2026-74933 is a high vulnerability published on September 13, 2026. The GenieWords WordPress plugin from 1.5.27 to 1.5.34 does not have authorisation checks on some of its REST API and AJAX actions, and decodes stored values before printing them, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite its configuration and inject arbitrary web scripts that execute on every…
When was CVE-2026-74933 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74933 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74933 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74933 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 59.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74933?
CVE-2026-74933 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74933?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74933, 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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