Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-24990

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-03
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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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 Fahad Mahmood WP Docs wp-docs allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Docs: from n/a through <= 2.2.8.

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

The WP Docs plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control issue likely enables lower-privileged users or unauthenticated actors to access functionality or data they should not be permitted to reach.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and authorization verification on all sensitive functions and data access points within the plugin, ensuring user permissions are validated before executing any privileged operations.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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 WP Docs plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins, or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --name='wp-docs' or search for 'wp-docs' in plugins directory
    Affected if WP Docs plugin is active on the WordPress site
  2. Determine installed WP Docs version
    Check plugin version in plugin header comment at wp-content/plugins/wp-docs/*.php, or view plugin details in WordPress admin plugins list
    Affected if Version is unpatched and falls within vulnerable version range (compare against any published security advisory)
  3. Inspect user role and capability assignments
    Go to WordPress admin > Users > Roles, or query wp_options for roles/capabilities, or use a user role editor plugin to review what capabilities are assigned to subscriber/contributor/author roles
    Affected if Lower-privileged users (subscribers, contributors) have elevated capabilities they should not possess
  4. Test access to privileged plugin functions
    As a low-privileged user (subscriber level), attempt to access WP Docs admin pages, create/edit documents, or modify plugin settings via direct URL access or API endpoints
    Affected if Low-privileged users can access admin pages, create/edit documents, or modify settings they should not be able to reach
  5. Verify authorization on sensitive plugin actions
    Use browser developer tools or a request interceptor to examine non-authenticated or low-privilege requests to plugin AJAX actions (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) or REST API endpoints related to WP Docs
    Affected if Sensitive actions respond successfully without proper capability verification

The environment is affected if the WP Docs plugin is installed and running, and low-privileged or unauthenticated users can access functionality or data that requires higher-level permissions.

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

Implement proper capability checks and authorization verification on all sensitive functions and data access points within the plugin, ensuring user permissions are validated before executing any privileged operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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