Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-1833

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The WaMate Confirm – Order Confirmation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to block and unblock phone numbers, which should be restricted to administrators.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The WaMate Confirm WordPress plugin lacks proper capability checks on block/unblock phone number functions, allowing any authenticated user with subscriber-level access to perform administrative actions they should not have permission to execute.

MitigationUpdate to version 2.0.2 or later when available; until then, restrict user registration or disable the plugin if possible.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify WaMate Confirm plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory for the wamate-confirm plugin folder, or run: wp plugin list --search='wamate*'
    Affected if The plugin folder 'wamate-confirm' or similar exists in wp-content/plugins/
  2. Determine installed plugin version
    Read the plugin header from wp-content/plugins/wamate-confirm/wamate-confirm.php (or main plugin file) to find the 'Version:' field, or run: wp plugin get wamate-confirm --field=version
    Affected if Version is present but lower than 2.0.2, or version cannot be determined (indicating an older unpatched release)
  3. Identify subscriber-level user accounts
    Run: wp user list --role=subscriber --format=count OR check the wp_users and wp_usermeta tables for users with subscriber role
    Affected if Any subscriber-level users exist in the WordPress installation
  4. Confirm block/unblock phone functions lack capability checks
    Review the plugin PHP files for block/unblock phone functions (typically in includes/ or main plugin file) and verify they do not include current_user_can() checks before executing administrative actions
    Affected if The block/unblock phone number functions execute without verifying user capabilities (no current_user_can() call with appropriate capability)

User is affected if WaMate Confirm plugin is installed with a version below 2.0.2 AND subscriber-level user accounts exist in WordPress, allowing those subscribers to perform unauthorized administrative actions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to version 2.0.2 or later when available; until then, restrict user registration or disable the plugin if possible.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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