CVE-2026-24599
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 · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in XLPlugins NextMove Lite woo-thank-you-page-nextmove-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects NextMove Lite: from n/a through <= 2.23.0.
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 confidenceAuthorization bypass vulnerability in XLPlugins NextMove Lite WordPress plugin (version <= 2.23.0) where attackers can exploit user-controlled keys to bypass access control checks. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to functionality or data due to incorrectly configured security levels.
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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
- 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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Confirm NextMove Lite plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'NextMove Lite' (or 'XLPlugins NextMove Lite'), or check the plugin files for version information in the main plugin file headerAffected if Plugin is not installed or not present in the WordPress environment
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Identify installed versionView the plugin version in the WordPress plugins list, or open the main plugin file (e.g., nextmove-lite.php) and read the 'Version' header commentAffected if Version number is 2.23.0 or lower
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Verify vulnerable endpoint exposureCheck if the plugin's admin AJAX endpoints or admin pages are publicly accessible without authentication. Inspect wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and the plugin's route handlers for user-controlled key parametersAffected if Endpoints accept user-controlled keys without proper authorization validation
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Inspect access control configurationReview the plugin's PHP code for functions handling user-controlled keys (such as $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters) that are used in access control decisions without proper validationAffected if Plugin uses user-supplied keys in permission checks without verifying user authorization
You are affected if NextMove Lite plugin is installed at version 2.23.0 or lower and exposes admin functionality that processes user-controlled keys without authorization checks.
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 dataUpgrade NextMove Lite to the latest version which contains proper authorization validation for user-controlled keys. If no patch available, restrict access to the plugin's admin endpoints and review access control logic.
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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.
- 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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