CVE-2026-39610
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 Pankaj Kumar WpXmas-Snow wpxmas-snow allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WpXmas-Snow: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 confidenceThe WpXmas-Snow WordPress plugin (version 1.1 and below) by Pankaj Kumar contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass could enable unauthenticated or low-privilege users to access administrative functions or sensitive data that should require proper authentication and authorization checks.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed plugin versionLocate the WpXmas-Snow plugin in your WordPress installation (typically in wp-content/plugins/) and check the main PHP file header for the Version declaration, or check via WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The version is 1.1 or below, or the version cannot be determined (indicating an unpatched older release)
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Verify WordPress user authentication is required for plugin settingsAttempt to access the plugin admin pages or settings panel without logging in, or inspect the plugin PHP files for add_menu_page, add_submenu_page, or admin_init hooks to verify capability checks are presentAffected if The plugin settings or admin functionality is accessible to unauthenticated users, or no current_user_capability or manage_options checks are found in the plugin code
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Inspect plugin AJAX endpoints for authorizationCheck if the plugin registers any AJAX actions (wp_ajax_ or wp_ajax_nopriv_) and examine whether those handlers include proper capability verification before executing sensitive operationsAffected if AJAX endpoints handle sensitive operations without verifying user capabilities, or if wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks expose admin-level functionality
Your environment is affected if you are running WpXmas-Snow plugin version 1.1 or below and the plugin exposes administrative settings or sensitive functions without requiring WordPress user authentication and proper capability verification.
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 dataUpdate the WpXmas-Snow plugin to the latest patched version if available, or remove/disable the plugin until a security update is released. If the plugin is abandoned, replace it with a maintained alternative and audit the WordPress installation for any unauthorized changes.
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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.
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- 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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