---
id: "CVE-2026-97193"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-97193"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-97193"]
title: "Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin: contributors can alter other users' content"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "secure-custom-fields", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-contributor-accounts", "version-6.9.8-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T06:17:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T06:46:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T06:47:07+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97193", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T06:46:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin: contributors can alter other users' content

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-97193 (this .md is for agents)

The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.9.8 skips an authorization check when syncing bidirectional relationships. A logged-in contributor can add or remove references to their own objects on posts, users, or terms they cannot otherwise edit.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of Secure Custom Fields in the WordPress admin plugins list or with `wp plugin get secure-custom-fields --field=version`
- Confirm whether the site allows contributor-level accounts or higher

## Fix

- Secure Custom Fields: move to version `6.9.8` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T06:46:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97193

## From the sources

The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.9.8 does not verify that a user is allowed to edit the target object before writing to it during bidirectional relationship synchronization, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to add or remove a reference to their own object on arbitrary posts, users, or terms they cannot otherwise edit.

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