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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-24382

HIGH · 7.5 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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in wproyal News Magazine X news-magazine-x allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects News Magazine X: from n/a through <= 1.2.50.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'News Magazine X' allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to administrative functions or sensitive data that should require higher privileges.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest patched version; if no patch is available, conduct a code audit to identify and remediate all endpoints lacking proper capability checks and authorization validations.

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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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if News Magazine X plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'news-magazine-x' or similar. Alternatively, in the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'News Magazine X'.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    If the plugin folder exists, open the main plugin PHP file (usually news-magazine-x.php or similar) and look for the 'Version:' header comment in the plugin metadata at the top of the file. Alternatively, check in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins where the version is displayed.
    Affected if The version number cannot be determined or falls within an unpatched release range
  3. Locate admin AJAX actions and admin pages exposed by the plugin
    Examine the main plugin PHP file and any included files for do_action('wp_ajax_') or do_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_') calls, add_menu_page() calls, and admin page registrations using add_submenu_page() or add_management_page(). Note the function names hooked to these actions.
    Affected if The plugin exposes AJAX actions or admin pages without apparent capability checks (for example, no current_user_can() or role/capability validation before performing sensitive operations)
  4. Inspect authorization logic in identified admin functions
    For each admin function or AJAX callback identified, examine the code immediately at the function entry point. Look for current_user_can() checks, wp_verify_nonce() or wp_create_nonce() validations, or other authorization gates. Check if these checks exist BEFORE any data processing or sensitive operations occur.
    Affected if Sensitive admin functions lack capability checks or nonce validation, or these checks are missing/insufficient for the reported vulnerability type

If the News Magazine X plugin is installed and active, and the installed version is older than the patched release or contains admin AJAX endpoints or pages without proper current_user_can() capability checks, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.

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 the plugin to the latest patched version; if no patch is available, conduct a code audit to identify and remediate all endpoints lacking proper capability checks and authorization validations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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