Medium severity · published Apr 17, 2026
CVE-2026-6441
Canto <= 3.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Setting Modification
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Canto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 3.1.1. This is due to the absence of any capability check or nonce verification in the updateOptions() function, which is exposed via two AJAX hooks: wp_ajax_updateOptions (class-canto.php line 231) and wp_ajax_fbc_updateOptions (class-canto-settings.php line 76). Both hooks are registered exclusively under the wp_ajax_ prefix (requiring only a logged-in user), with no call to current_user_can() or check_ajax_referer(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to arbitrarily modify or delete plugin options controlling cron scheduling behavior (fbc_duplicates, fbc_cron, fbc_schedule, fbc_cron_time_day, fbc_cron_time_hour, fbc_cron_start) and to manipulate or clear the plugin's scheduled WordPress cron event (fbc_scheduled_update).
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 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Canto · flightbycanto
through 3.1.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6441
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6441
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/canto/tags/3.1.1/includes/class-canto-settings.php#L603
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/canto/tags/3.1.1/includes/class-canto.php#L231
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/canto/tags/3.1.1/includes/class-canto.php#L572
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/canto/trunk/includes/class-canto-settings.php#L603
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/canto/trunk/includes/class-canto.php#L231
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/canto/trunk/includes/class-canto.php#L572
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