---
id: CVE-2026-4792
title: >-
  The Bread plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in
  versions up to and including 2.9.12
summary: >-
  The Bread plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in
  versions up to and including 2.9.12. This is due to the lack of authentication
  and authorization checks on the settings export functionality
  (download_settings funct…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: radius314
product: Bread
affected:
  - Bread <= 2.9.12
published: '2026-09-19'
updated: '2026-09-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-21T13:33:33.387'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4792'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bread/tags/2.9.10/admin/class-bread-admin.php#L289
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bread/tags/2.9.10/includes/class-bread.php#L284
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bread/trunk/admin/class-bread-admin.php#L289
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bread/trunk/includes/class-bread.php#L284
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c3b0fe6-796b-41c7-b989-439081be181f?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00331
epssPercentile: 0.26458
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-19T13:24:31.123659Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-19T07:59:56.113Z'
---

## Overview

The Bread plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in versions up to and including 2.9.12. This is due to the lack of authentication and authorization checks on the settings export functionality (download_settings function) which is registered on the plugins_loaded hook and explicitly allows execution on non-admin (public) pages. The function exports all plugin configuration settings including the protection_password field, which is stored in plaintext. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the PDF protection password by accessing the /?export-meeting-list=1 endpoint.

## Remediation

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