---
id: CVE-2026-86779
title: >-
  The Visualizer  WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise
  chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no
  per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role
  and above…
summary: >-
  The Visualizer  WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise
  chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no
  per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role
  and above…
severity: low
cvss: 2.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
product: Visualizer
affected:
  - Visualizer < 4.0.6
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T17:35:21.440'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86779'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/12a30aca-9b78-4ee8-9cf0-29e579ea5a0b/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T10:01:47.676037Z'
epss: 0.00281
epssPercentile: 0.1832
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T16:45:47.924Z'
---

## Overview

The Visualizer  WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly authorise chart-deletion requests, performing only a site-wide capability check with no per-object ownership verification, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to permanently delete any chart on the site, including charts created by other users such as administrators.

## Remediation

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