---
id: CVE-2026-1359
title: >-
  The Genolve – AI image AI video generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable
  to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the
  genolve_setOpt() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5
summary: >-
  The Genolve – AI image AI video generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable
  to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the
  genolve_setOpt() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This
  makes…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2026-07-11'
updated: '2026-07-11'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1359'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3460465%40genolve-toolkit&old=3432371%40genolve-toolkit
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f64361a-e5b5-4481-b25c-bdffeb80c198?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-11T23:16:20.950Z'
epss: 0.00442
epssPercentile: 0.35711
---

## Overview

The Genolve – AI image AI video generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the genolve_setOpt() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options, including enabling user registration and setting the default role to administrator, resulting in privilege escalation.

## Remediation

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