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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-31916

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-13
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 Iulia Cazan Latest Post Shortcode latest-post-shortcode allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Latest Post Shortcode: from n/a through <= 14.2.1.

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 Latest Post Shortcode plugin by Iulia Cazan allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized users to access features that should require higher privileges.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the Latest Post Shortcode plugin when a patched release becomes available. If no update exists, implement proper capability checks and authorization validation on all sensitive plugin functions and AJAX endpoints.

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm plugin installation
    Check your WordPress site's wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'latest-post-shortcode' or 'latest-post-shortcode-by-iulia-cazan'. Alternatively, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins in the WordPress admin dashboard and look for 'Latest Post Shortcode' by Iulia Cazan.
    Affected if The plugin is installed on the WordPress site.
  2. Identify installed version
    Open the main plugin file (usually latest-post-shortcode.php) in the plugin folder and locate the version header comment, or check the version displayed in the WordPress plugins admin page.
    Affected if The installed version falls within the affected version range for this CVE.
  3. Review AJAX endpoint accessibility
    Examine the plugin's PHP files for AJAX action hooks (add_action('wp_ajax_...') and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_...')) and check if they include proper capability checks using current_user_can() or similar authorization functions before executing sensitive operations.
    Affected if AJIS endpoints exist that lack proper capability checks and are accessible to lower-privileged or unauthenticated users.
  4. Inspect nonce validation
    Search the plugin code for AJAX handlers and verify that each includes nonce verification (check_ajax_referer or wp_verify_nonce) before processing requests.
    Affected if AJAX handlers process requests without validating nonces, allowing CSRF attacks.
  5. Test privilege escalation potential
    With a low-privileged account (subscriber or contributor), attempt to access plugin functionality that should require administrator privileges, such as modifying shortcode settings or accessing admin-ajax.php endpoints used by the plugin.
    Affected if A user with low-level privileges can perform actions that should be restricted to administrators.

Your site is affected if the Latest Post Shortcode plugin by Iulia Cazan is installed and its version is within the affected range, or if AJAX endpoints lack proper capability and nonce validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of the Latest Post Shortcode plugin when a patched release becomes available. If no update exists, implement proper capability checks and authorization validation on all sensitive plugin functions and AJAX endpoints.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest Post Shortcode version 14.2.2 or later (if available)

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the 'Latest Post Shortcode' plugin by Iulia Cazan
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
  5. 5. After updating, verify the plugin version in the plugins list to confirm the update was successful
  6. 6. Test the plugin functionality to ensure it works correctly after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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