CVE-2026-24376
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Javier Casares WPVulnerability wpvulnerability allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WPVulnerability: from n/a through <= 4.2.1.
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 confidenceThe WPVulnerability WordPress plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This enables unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to access functionality that should be restricted to administrators or higher-privileged roles.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WPVulnerability plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'WPVulnerability', or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the wpvulnerability folderAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Confirm plugin is activeIn the Plugins list, verify the WPVulnerability plugin shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if Plugin is activated and running on the site
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Identify installed plugin versionClick on the plugin name in the WordPress plugins list to view details, or inspect the main plugin file header for 'Version:' informationAffected if A version is reported (any version may be affected since no fixed version was specified)
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Check for exposed AJAX actionsInspect the plugin PHP files for registered AJAX hooks (add_action calls with 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_') and verify if capability checks (current_user_can, check_admin_referer) are present before sensitive operationsAffected if AJAX endpoints exist without proper current_user_can() validation before executing sensitive functions
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Test unauthenticated access to admin functionsAttempt to access plugin admin pages or trigger known plugin actions while logged out or as a low-privileged user (subscriber), checking HTTP response for success vs 403/redirectAffected if Unauthenticated or subscriber-level users can access functionality that should require administrator privileges
User is affected if the WPVulnerability plugin is installed and active, and sensitive admin functions can be accessed without proper capability verification (unauthenticated or by users lacking administrator roles)
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper capability checks and role-based access control (RBAC) validation for all sensitive functions within the plugin to ensure only authorized users can access privileged operations.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-24376 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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