Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin) <= 1.8.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation
- ID
- WPSEC-2026-1975
- Plugin
- Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin) (feeds-for-tiktok)
- Affected
- all versions before 1.9.0
- Remediation
- Update to 1.9.0 or later.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Usage
- Plugin Medium · Affected versions Medium among sites WPSec scans, 2026-10-29
- Attack surface
- Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin) on WPSec AttackSurface
- Fix released
- Published
Description
The Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the sbtt_install_plugin, sbtt_activate_plugin and sbtt_deactivate_plugin AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This is due to the handlers checking only the plugin's own settings capability (manage_options, or the delegable manage_tiktok_feed_options capability) and not the core install_plugins, activate_plugins or deactivate_plugins capabilities or the DISALLOW_FILE_MODS restriction. The install action also accepts a package URL from any host and activates the installed plugin. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level access to the plugin's settings, such as multisite sub-site administrators, users granted the manage_tiktok_feed_options capability, or administrators on sites where file modifications are disabled, to install and activate arbitrary plugins from an attacker-controlled URL or activate and deactivate installed plugins. This can lead to remote code execution.
References
- https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1975/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/feeds-for-tiktok/tags/1.9.0/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/feeds-for-tiktok/
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