Subscribers can reach admin AJAX actions
Plugin functions can be called by any logged-in user, including subscribers, because AJAX handlers lack capability checks.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 28 June 2025 · last reported 30 January 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners and security reviewers report that several AJAX handlers in the VG WORT METIS plugin verify a nonce but never check whether the user may perform the action.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.