CVE-2026-39640

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mndpsingh287 Theme Editor theme-editor allows Code Injection.This issue affects Theme Editor: from n/a through <= 3.2.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.6 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 9.6 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-352
Reserved: 2026-04-07
Published: 2026-04-08 10:30 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-29 11:52 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/39xxx/CVE-2026-39640.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-39640 — Theme Editor <= 3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

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NVD published: 2026-04-08 09:16:34 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-04-24 18:06:24 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 9.6 / 10 CRITICAL source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 6.0 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0002 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 6.11% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-20300
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Apr 8, 2026, 8:30:31 AM
Updated: Apr 29, 2026, 9:52:02 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 9.6 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.0200
Vendors: mndpsingh287
Products: Theme Editor (0 ≤3.2)
Aliases: GHSA-hgvj-3389-4m2h

ENISA description: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mndpsingh287 Theme Editor theme-editor allows Code Injection.This issue affects Theme Editor: from n/a through <= 3.2.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/theme-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-theme-editor-plugin-3-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
mndpsingh287	Theme Editor	`0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/theme-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-theme-editor-plugin-3-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/theme-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-theme-editor-plugin-3-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (0)

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No web references attached yet.

NVD-tagged references (1)

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/theme-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-theme-editor-plugin-3-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`injection.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:18 UTC
cve	`CVE-2026-39640`	no local data	2026-06-06 13:05 UTC

Remediations (16)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Wordfence remediation: Theme Editor

Wordfence

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

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