CVE-2026-28070
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Tips and Tricks HQ WP eMember allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP eMember: from n/a through v10.2.2.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in WP eMember plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to privileged actions or resources that should require higher permissions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Verify WP eMember plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins > eMember. Note the installed version number and compare it against the affected version range if publicly disclosed.Affected if The installed version falls within the affected version range.
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck if the WP eMember plugin is enabled on the site. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify the eMember plugin status.Affected if The plugin is active and handles user authentication or access control.
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Inspect access control security levelsGo to eMember settings > Security/Access Control section. Examine the configured permission levels for different user roles, particularly any settings that grant elevated access to lower-privileged users.Affected if Security levels are configured to allow lower-privileged users access to privileged actions.
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Review user role assignmentsNavigate to eMember > Membership Levels or Users section. Check if membership levels are mapped to WordPress roles and verify if any role assignments permit access beyond intended permissions.Affected if Users have been assigned roles or levels that exceed their intended permission scope.
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Test sensitive endpoint accessAttempt to access administrative functions or restricted resources using a lower-privileged account (e.g., modify another user's profile, access billing data, or invoke admin-only features).Affected if Lower-privileged users can perform actions requiring higher permissions.
Your environment is affected if the WP eMember plugin is active and its access control configuration allows users to perform privileged actions beyond their assigned permission level.
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 dataImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks and authorization validation for all sensitive operations in the plugin, ensuring users can only access resources appropriate to their permission level.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2026-28070 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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