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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-32402

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-13
Mitigation only
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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 Ays Pro Image Slider by Ays ays-slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Image Slider by Ays: from n/a through <= 2.7.1.

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

The Ays Pro Image Slider plugin for WordPress (ays-slider) versions up to 2.7.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability where the plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access functionality that should require proper authorization. This is described as 'Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels' in the official description.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks across all plugin functions, especially those accessible via AJAX or direct URL access. Verify user permissions before executing any privileged operations and ensure all endpoints validate authentication and authorization state.

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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
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. Verify the ays-slider plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'Ays Pro Image Slider' or 'ays-slider' in the installed plugins list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for an 'ays-slider' folder.
    Affected if The ays-slider plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation and the plugin is active.
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the Ays Pro Image Slider plugin to view its details, or open the main plugin PHP file (usually ays-slider.php) and look for the 'Version' header comment in the plugin metadata.
    Affected if The displayed version number is 2.7.1 or lower (any version 'up to' 2.7.1 is affected).
  3. Identify the plugin's AJAX endpoints
    Search the ays-slider plugin files for 'add_action' calls registering 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' actions. Common locations are the main plugin file or includes/ajax.php. Look for action names that indicate privileged operations (e.g., save, delete, export, settings).
    Affected if AJAX actions are registered without proper capability checks or without requiring authentication.
  4. Inspect AJAX handlers for authorization checks
    Open the PHP files containing the AJAX action callbacks identified in the previous step. Look for function calls like 'check_ajax_referer', 'wp_verify_nonce', or capability checks such as 'current_user_can' before executing privileged operations.
    Affected if The AJAX handler functions lack both nonce verification and current_user_can() capability checks, or these checks are present but easily bypassed.
  5. Test unauthenticated access to plugin functionality
    Using a tool like curl or Burp Suite, send a request to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with the action parameter set to one of the plugin's AJAX actions (e.g., action=ays_slider_save_...) without providing authentication cookies or valid nonces.
    Affected if The server returns a successful response (HTTP 200 with expected data) rather than a 403 Forbidden or -1 error indicating unauthorized access.

A user is affected if the Ays Pro Image Slider plugin (ays-slider) versions up to 2.7.1 is installed and active, and the plugin exposes AJAX or direct-access endpoints that execute privileged operations without requiring authentication or authorization verification.

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

Implement proper authorization checks across all plugin functions, especially those accessible via AJAX or direct URL access. Verify user permissions before executing any privileged operations and ensure all endpoints validate authentication and authorization state.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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