Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-25386

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-19
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 Elementor Ally pojo-accessibility allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ally: from n/a through <= 4.0.2.

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 Elementor Ally (pojo-accessibility) WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized users to access functionality they should not have permission to use.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the pojo-accessibility plugin once available; otherwise, review and enforce proper capability checks and nonce validation on all admin-facing functions within the plugin.

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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. Locate the pojo-accessibility plugin installation
    Check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'pojo-accessibility' or 'elementor-ally'. If using WP-CLI, run: wp plugin list --status=active --format=csv
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory and the plugin is active
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin file (usually pojo-accessibility.php or index.php inside the plugin folder) and locate the version comment or defined version constant. Alternatively, check in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is earlier than the patched version (compare against the version that includes the fix for missing authorization checks)
  3. Inspect admin functions for capability checks
    Review PHP files in the plugin that handle admin actions (typically in includes/admin/ or similar directories). Search for functions that process user requests without calling current_user_can() or similar WordPress capability checks
    Affected if Any admin-handling function processes requests without verifying user capabilities using current_user_can() or equivalent permission functions
  4. Verify nonce validation on admin actions
    Search the plugin source code for action hooks handling user input (admin_post_, wp_ajax_, or similar). Check if these handlers include nonce verification via check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce() before processing
    Affected if Admin action handlers process requests without nonce validation, allowing potential CSRF attacks in conjunction with the authorization flaw

A user is affected if the pojo-accessibility plugin is installed and active, and its admin functions lack proper capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce validation on actions that modify settings or access sensitive functionality.

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 the latest version of the pojo-accessibility plugin once available; otherwise, review and enforce proper capability checks and nonce validation on all admin-facing functions within the plugin.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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