---
id: CVE-2026-114120
title: >-
  SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX
  Action
summary: >-
  SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that
  allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and
  publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the
  wps…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: WPDeveloper
product: SchedulePress
affected:
  - SchedulePress < 5.3.5
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-21T13:37:44.620319Z'
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T13:38:20.150Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114120'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/commit/0e7af0fcbf0851687c34db2997117032978dbe06
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/blob/v5.3.4/includes/Admin.php#L1276-L1521
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/schedulepress-before-5.3.5-missing-authorization-via-wpsp-el-editor-form-ajax-action
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via
      wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX Action
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T12:48:53.659Z'
---

## Overview

SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the wpsp-el-editor nonce from the Elementor modal to unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.

## Affected

- `SchedulePress < 5.3.5`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.