Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker <= 1.42.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Accessibility Issue Modification via edac_insert_ignore_data AJAX Action
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-9015 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-28 09:16:49 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-28 13:45:25 UTC |
| Description | The Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.42.0. 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 subscriber-level access and above, to modify the ignore state, ignore reason, and ignore comment of arbitrary accessibility issues across the entire site — including mass modification of all rows sharing an 'object' identifier when largeBatch=true is supplied — corrupting accessibility audit integrity by hiding or dismissing findings outside their authorization scope. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.000410000 probability, percentile 0.127150000 (date 2026-06-01)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Equalizedigital | Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker WCAG ADA EAA And Section 508 Compliance | affected 1.42.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.41.0/admin/class-ajax.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.41.0/admin/class-ajax.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.41.0/admin/class-ajax.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/613fc64a-1206-4a11-b945-21606... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.38.0/admin/class-ajax.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.38.0/admin/class-ajax.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.38.0/admin/class-ajax.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.38.0/admin/class-enqueue... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessibility-checker/tags/1.41.0/admin/class-enqueue... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Herlangga Maulani (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-05-20T17:09:38.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-05-27T18:52:56.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.