The Enable jQuery Migrate Helper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `downgrade_jquery_version()` function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1. This is due to the function only verifying a nonce without checking user capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to downgrade the site-wide jQuery version from 3.7.1 to the legacy 1.12.4-wp release, which has knowns security vulnerabilities.
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Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Description The Enable jQuery Migrate Helper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `downgrade_jquery_version()` function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1. This is due to the function only verifying a nonce without checking user capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to downgrade the site-wide jQuery version from 3.7.1 to the legacy 1.12.4-wp release, which has knowns security vulnerabilities.
Title Enable jQuery Migrate Helper <= 1.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) jQuery Version Downgrade
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T06:46:15.453Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T16:20:26.575Z

Link: CVE-2026-3279

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T08:16:40.573

Modified: 2026-05-27T08:16:40.573

Link: CVE-2026-3279

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T09:30:27Z