Medium severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-8689
Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress <= 3.11.14 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Chart Creation and Modification via renderChartPages() and uploadData() Functions
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.14. This is due to a missing capability check on the renderChartPages() and uploadData() functions, where the wp_ajax_visualizer-create-chart and wp_ajax_visualizer-edit-chart AJAX actions invoke renderChartPages() without any current_user_can() check, and wp_ajax_visualizer-upload-data invokes uploadData() which also lacks a capability check and validates its nonce without an action argument, making it trivially bypassable. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary chart posts and access or modify chart data belonging to other users, including administrators.
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)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VT
Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress · themeisle
through 3.11.14 · source: vendor
Affected product
VT
Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress
themeisle
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8689
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8689
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/3.11.14/classes/Visualizer/Module/Chart.php#L1221
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/3.11.14/classes/Visualizer/Module/Chart.php#L531
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/3.11.14/classes/Visualizer/Module/Chart.php#L56
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.1/classes/Visualizer/Module/Chart.php#L1221
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.1/classes/Visualizer/Module/Chart.php#L531
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.1/classes/Visualizer/Module/Chart.php#L56
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