---
id: "CVE-2026-117490"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-117490"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-117490"]
title: "Flatsome WordPress theme: contributors can publish content without permission"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["flatsome", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["flatsome-3.20.13-or-later", "no-contributor-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-14T07:17:18+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-14T07:27:45+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-14T07:28:17+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117490", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-14T07:27:45+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Flatsome WordPress theme: contributors can publish content without permission

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-117490 (this .md is for agents)

The Flatsome WordPress theme before 3.20.13 fails to check a user's publish and post-type permissions on an AJAX save action. A logged-in Contributor can publish their own content and change its post type, for example to a product, without the rights normally required.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Flatsome version in the theme's style.css header or Appearance > Themes in the WordPress admin.
- Confirm whether the site allows Contributor accounts that others can register or use.

## Fix

- Flatsome versions before `3.20.13` are affected; move to `3.20.13` or later (per the NVD description).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-14T07:27:45+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117490

## From the sources

The Flatsome WordPress theme before 3.20.13 does not enforce the acting user's publish and post-type restrictions on an AJAX save action, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish their own content and change its post type (for example to a product) without holding the required capabilities.

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