Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-28104

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-05
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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74/100
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 Aryan Shirani Bid Abadi Site Suggest site-suggest allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Site Suggest: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.

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 Site Suggest WordPress plugin (versions <=1.3.9) allows users to access functionality that should be constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs). An attacker with low or no privileges can potentially access administrative or privileged functions due to missing permission checks on specific endpoints or actions within the plugin.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of Site Suggest when a patch is released, or implement proper authorization checks (checking user capabilities/roles) before executing sensitive functionality.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

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  1. Verify Site Suggest plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'site-suggest' or similar, or look for Site Suggest in the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
  2. Check the installed version number
    Open the main plugin PHP file (typically site-suggest.php) and locate the plugin header comment containing 'Version: x.x.x', or view the version directly in the WordPress admin plugins list
    Affected if The reported version is 1.3.9 or lower
  3. Confirm the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify Site Suggest shows as 'Active'
    Affected if The plugin is both installed AND active with a vulnerable version
  4. Identify exposed sensitive endpoints (if any)
    Review the plugin source code for PHP files containing add_action or add_api_route calls that handle admin-level functions without capability checks (look for missing current_user_can() or check_admin_referer() calls)
    Affected if The plugin code contains admin actions or AJAX endpoints that perform privileged operations without authorization validation

Your environment is affected if Site Suggest plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.3.9 or lower, as the missing authorization checks allow low-privilege users to access privileged 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 Site Suggest when a patch is released, or implement proper authorization checks (checking user capabilities/roles) before executing sensitive functionality.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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