CVE-2026-14305
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Unauthenticated Metadata Modification in WP Delicious Plugin

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-07-30

Assigner: WPScan

Description
The WP Delicious WordPress plugin before 1.10.2 does not perform an authorization check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to modify limited post metadata (a like counter and an associated identifier list) on arbitrary posts, including inflating the counter and growing the stored metadata without bound.

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Published
2026-07-30
Last Modified
2026-07-30
Generated
2026-08-19
AI Q&A
2026-07-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-08-18
NVD
CVE-2026-14305
EUVD
EUVD-2026-51015

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Vendor Product Version / Range
delicious wp_delicious to 1.10.2 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-287 When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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Executive Summary

The WP Delicious WordPress plugin before version 1.10.2 has a flaw where it does not check if a user is authorized to perform a specific action. This allows unauthenticated users to modify post metadata, such as a like counter and a list of user identifiers, on any post. Attackers can send crafted requests to inflate the like counter and expand the stored metadata indefinitely.

Detection Guidance

Check for unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with the action=recipe_likes parameter. Monitor for rapid increments in post metadata like like counters or growing serialized arrays in the database.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate post data without permission, potentially skewing metrics like like counts. The unbounded growth of metadata could bloat the database, affecting site performance. It may also lead to misleading user engagement statistics and require manual cleanup even after patching.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially impact compliance with GDPR and HIPAA by allowing unauthorized modification of post metadata, which may include user-related data like like counters and identifier lists. Uncontrolled data growth and unauthorized changes could lead to violations of data integrity and privacy principles under these regulations.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the WP Delicious plugin to version 1.10.2 or later. Review and clean affected post metadata manually if the plugin was used before updating. Restrict access to admin-ajax.php if possible.

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