CVE-2026-2515
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 · uneditedThe Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_ajax_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to use the 'hostinger_reach_connection_notice_action' action to update the API key value stored in the database. This vulnerability can only be exploited when the plugin is not connected to a site and no API key value exists in the database.
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 · high confidenceThe Hostinger Reach WordPress plugin lacks proper capability validation in its AJAX handler function 'handle_ajax_action'. The vulnerable 'hostinger_reach_connection_notice_action' action allows any authenticated user with Subscriber-level access to update the API key value in the database when the plugin is not yet connected.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Verify Hostinger Reach plugin is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory or the Plugins page in wp-admin for 'Hostinger Reach'Affected if Plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionNavigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Hostinger Reach and view the version number displayedAffected if Version is below 1.3.9 (or version cannot be determined)
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Determine if the plugin is unconnectedCheck the plugin settings or database for the presence/value of the API key configuration. In WordPress admin, visit the Hostinger Reach settings page and verify if it shows as 'Not connected' or requires initial setup.Affected if Plugin has not been connected yet (no API key configured)
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Identify Subscriber-level user accountsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review the role column for accounts with 'Subscriber' role. Alternatively, query wp_users and wp_usermeta for user_login and meta_key='wp_capabilities' containing 'subscriber'.Affected if There are any user accounts with Subscriber role on the site
You are affected if Hostinger Reach plugin below version 1.3.9 is installed, has not yet been connected (no API key set), AND there exists at least one Subscriber-level user account on the site.
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 dataUpdate to version 1.3.9 or later which implements proper capability checks on the affected AJAX action. Until then, ensure no untrusted users have Subscriber-level WordPress accounts on sites using this plugin.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-2515 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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