---
id: "CVE-2026-114120"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114120"]
title: "SchedulePress: Contributor users can change any post's status and date"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: 0.00286
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "schedulepress", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["no-contributor-users", "plugin-updated-to-5.3.5"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T13:18:27+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:14:37+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114120", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114120", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"}]
---

# SchedulePress: Contributor users can change any post's status and date

SchedulePress before 5.3.5 lets an authenticated Contributor change any post's status and publish date through the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. An attacker can unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed SchedulePress plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen or with `wp plugin get schedulepress --field=version`
- Confirm whether Contributor-role accounts exist with `wp user list --role=contributor`

## Fix

- Update the SchedulePress plugin to `5.3.5` or later
- Review recent post status and publish date changes on administrator and other users' posts

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114120
- 2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114120

## From the sources

SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the wpsp-el-editor nonce from the Elementor modal to unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.

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