CVE-2026-24546
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 Ruben Garcia GamiPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects GamiPress: from n/a through 7.6.3.
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 confidenceGamiPress plugin versions through 7.6.3 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized actions due to improper permission checks.
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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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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Identify GamiPress installationCheck the WordPress plugin directory for GamiPress: look for /wp-content/plugins/gamipress/ folder, or query the wp_plugins database table where plugin_basename contains 'gamipress'Affected if GamiPress plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed GamiPress versionOpen the main GamiPress plugin file (usually gamipress.php) and read the 'Version' header, or query the wp_options table for the 'gamipress_version' option valueAffected if Version is 7.6.3 or lower (any version up to and including 7.6.3)
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Check WordPress user roles with GamiPress capabilitiesReview all custom user roles created or modified by GamiPress. Use a role editor plugin or query wp_usermeta for capability keys related to GamiPress (gamipress_*, achievement_*, points_*, etc.)Affected if Any non-administrator roles exist with elevated GamiPress-specific capabilities that should be restricted to administrators
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Test access to admin AJAX endpointsUse a browser or curl to send unauthenticated or low-privilege user requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with GamiPress-related actions (action parameter containing 'gamipress'). Check for 200 OK responses that should return 403 or require authenticationAffected if AJAX actions return success responses for users lacking administrator-level capabilities
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Verify capability checks on sensitive functionsReview GamiPress source code for function calls that lack current_user_can() or wp_verify_nonce() validation before performing administrative actions (creating awards, modifying points, changing achievement requirements)Affected if Code analysis reveals any admin-action functions missing capability or nonce validation checks
If GamiPress version 7.6.3 or lower is installed AND the site uses custom user roles with GamiPress capabilities, the environment is likely affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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 authorization checks and role-based access control (RBAC) validation for all user actions within the plugin to ensure users can only access resources and functions appropriate to their privilege level.
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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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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