Medium severity · published Oct 21, 2026
CVE-2026-112868
WordPress H5P plugin <= 1.17.9 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability
New
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in H5P H5P h5p allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects H5P: from n/a through 1.17.9.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
H5
H5P · H5P
through 1.17.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112868
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112868
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/h5p/vulnerability/wordpress-h5p-plugin-1-17-9-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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