Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-24612

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-23
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 themebeez Orchid Store orchid-store allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Orchid Store: from n/a through <= 1.5.15.

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 Orchid Store WordPress theme allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized actions due to missing capability checks or permission verification on certain functionality.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of the Orchid Store theme once available; alternatively, conduct a code audit to identify and add proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification) to vulnerable code paths.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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. Confirm Orchid Store theme is active
    Navigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin dashboard and verify the currently active theme is Orchid Store
    Affected if Orchid Store theme is the active theme in use
  2. Identify installed theme version
    Open wp-content/themes/orchid-store/style.css and locate the 'Version:' field in the theme header comment block
    Affected if Unable to determine version or version is unknown compared to patched release
  3. Check for unprotected admin AJAX endpoints
    Examine the theme's functions.php and any included PHP files for add_action calls registering AJAX actions (wp_ajax_*) without current_user_can() or capability checks before executing sensitive operations
    Affected if AJAX endpoints exist that perform privileged actions without verifying user permissions
  4. Inspect admin page access controls
    Review theme files for any custom admin pages or settings panels added via add_menu_page or add_submenu_page and verify they include capability checks (manage_options, edit_theme_options, etc.) before displaying sensitive data
    Affected if Admin pages or settings forms are accessible without proper capability verification
  5. Review form handlers and action callbacks
    Search theme PHP files for action handlers (init, admin_init hooks) that process form submissions, database changes, or configuration updates and confirm they validate user capabilities before proceeding
    Affected if Form handlers or action callbacks process requests without checking user authorization

A user is affected if the Orchid Store theme is active and any of its admin functionality, AJAX endpoints, or action handlers lack proper capability checks or permission verification before executing sensitive operations.

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 to a patched version of the Orchid Store theme once available; alternatively, conduct a code audit to identify and add proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification) to vulnerable code paths.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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