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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-24369

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-25
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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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable 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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Theme-one The Grid the-grid allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Grid: from n/a through < 2.8.0.

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 · moderate confidence

The Grid WordPress plugin versions before 2.8.0 contains a missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability that allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. This allows unauthorized users to potentially access or perform privileged operations they should not have permissions for.

MitigationUpdate The Grid plugin to version 2.8.0 or later to obtain the security fix, and conduct a review of access control configurations to ensure proper authorization enforcement across all user roles and capabilities.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

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

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

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. Confirm The Grid plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'The Grid' in the list, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the 'the-grid' folder
    Affected if The Grid plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify installed version of The Grid
    In WordPress admin, click on the plugin name to view version details, or inspect the main plugin file (e.g., the-grid.php) and look for the 'Version:' comment header
    Affected if Version is lower than 2.8.0 or version number cannot be determined (older installation)
  3. Review user roles and capabilities
    Use a user role editor plugin or query wp_usermeta and wp_capabilities tables to list all user roles and their capabilities, especially looking for non-administrator users with elevated permissions
    Affected if Any user role other than Administrator has permissions typically reserved for administrators or privileged operations
  4. Check access control settings within The Grid
    Navigate to The Grid plugin settings in WordPress admin (The Grid > Settings or similar) and review any security-level, access-control, or permission-related configuration options
    Affected if Access control settings are configured to allow unauthenticated or low-privilege users to access sensitive grid data or admin functions

If The Grid plugin is installed with a version below 2.8.0 and has access control misconfigurations or elevated permissions assigned to unauthorized roles, the environment is affected by this CVE.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update The Grid plugin to version 2.8.0 or later to obtain the security fix, and conduct a review of access control configurations to ensure proper authorization enforcement across all user roles and capabilities.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

The Grid version 2.8.0

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  4. 4. Locate 'The Grid' by Theme-one
  5. 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to update to version 2.8.0
  6. 6. Alternatively, download The Grid version 2.8.0 from a trusted source and upload it manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
  7. 7. After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.8.0
  8. 8. Test the grid functionality to ensure the update didn't break existing features
Caveat Minimal risk - this is a security patch upgrade; review any changelog entries for potential feature changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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