CVE-2026-2306 | Ninja Tables <= 5.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Table Creation

The Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized database table creation due to missing authorization checks on the `createFluentCartTable` function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary Ninja Tables in the database which can lead to database pollution and resource exhaustion.

Published: 2026-05-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-2306 is rated Low Risk (17.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-2306

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 0.01%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-2306

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-2306

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-2306

GHSA-c34c-82p7-x3p9 · Severity: medium — The Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-2306

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-2306

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