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CVE-2026-94505: Nelio Content <= 4.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Reusable Message Deletion via 'id' Parameter

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-03 · updated 2026-10-06
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete any reusable social message (nc_reusable_social post), including those authored by administrators or other privileged users.

Affected products

• Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting: through 4.5.0

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nelio-content/tags/4.5.0/includes/post-types/reusable-messages/class-nelio-content-reusable-message-rest-controller.php#L169
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nelio-content/tags/4.5.0/includes/post-types/reusable-messages/class-nelio-content-reusable-message-rest-controller.php#L68
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nelio-content/tags/4.5.0/includes/utils/functions/helpers.php#L80
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3724505/nelio-content/tags/4.5.1
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/828050ce-4775-4256-8dcf-2cdb96d5ec4e?source=cve

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