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CVE-2026-8976 themeisle CVE debrief
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.7. 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 create and execute RSS import jobs, purge (force-delete) all posts associated with any import job, clear import error logs, and enumerate taxonomy terms and post meta_key names.
- Vendor
- themeisle
- Product
- RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 4.3
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-06
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-06-08
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-06
- Advisory updated
- 2026-06-08
Who should care
Users of the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress, particularly those with contributor-level access and above, should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.
Technical summary
The plugin does not properly verify that a user is authorized to perform an action, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to perform various actions, including creating and executing RSS import jobs, purging posts associated with import jobs, clearing import error logs, and enumerating taxonomy terms and post meta_key names.
Defensive priority
MEDIUM
Recommended defensive actions
- Update the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
- Limit the capabilities of users with contributor-level access and above to prevent them from exploiting this vulnerability.
- Monitor the plugin's activity logs for suspicious actions.
Evidence notes
The CVE-2026-8976 record and associated references provide evidence of this vulnerability.
Official resources
CVE-2026-8976 was published on 2026-06-06T00:16:42.143Z and modified on 2026-06-08T14:57:14.757Z.