---
id: CVE-2026-81742
title: >-
  The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any
  authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and
  deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing
  unauthenticated …
summary: >-
  The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any
  authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and
  deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing
  unauthenticated …
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: BE REST Endpoints
affected:
  - be_rest_endpoints <= 1.0.0
published: '2026-09-12'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T21:10:17.423'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81742'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ea7c371a-3d0b-4e09-9c76-145345ad316b/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00505
epssPercentile: 0.4058
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-12T15:22:29.478547Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.478Z'
---

## Overview

The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the browser of any user visiting the site.

## Remediation

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