Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-39673

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-08
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 shrikantkale iZooto izooto-web-push allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects iZooto: from n/a through <= 3.7.20.

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

A missing authorization vulnerability exists in the iZooto web push plugin (version <= 3.7.20) that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability stems from a lack of proper authentication checks on certain functionality, potentially allowing unauthorized access to administrative or sensitive operations.

MitigationImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and administrative functions. Validate user permissions before executing any privileged operations.

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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. Check iZooto plugin version
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins > locate iZooto Web Push and view the Version field, or check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/izooto-web-push/izooto-web-push.php
    Affected if version is 3.7.20 or lower
  2. Identify plugin AJAX actions
    Search plugin PHP files for 'add_action' calls with 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' prefixes to find registered AJAX endpoints, or use a network scanner while interacting with the plugin frontend
    Affected if endpoints registered with nopriv hooks are found that handle sensitive data or actions
  3. Test endpoint accessibility
    Send unauthenticated HTTP requests to identified plugin endpoints (e.g., via curl or browser developer tools) to see if they return expected data or perform actions without requiring login
    Affected if requests succeed without authentication where they should require it
  4. Review capability checks
    Examine plugin source code for 'current_user_can', 'check_admin_referer', or 'verify_nonce' calls around sensitive functions; grep for these patterns in the plugin directory
    Affected if no capability or nonce verification is found before sensitive operations
  5. Check user role configuration
    In WordPress admin > Users > Roles, verify if iZooto creates custom roles with overly permissive capabilities, or if default roles have unexpected access to plugin features
    Affected if custom roles with elevated permissions exist without proper restriction

If the iZooto plugin version is 3.7.20 or below AND unauthenticated access to plugin functions is possible without proper capability checks, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.

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 role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and administrative functions. Validate user permissions before executing any privileged operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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