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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-61958

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-13
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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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click 5 weeks old

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 Saad Iqbal License Manager for WooCommerce license-manager-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects License Manager for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.0.17.

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 · low confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the License Manager for WooCommerce plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive license management functions, potentially enabling unauthorized users to manipulate license keys or access administrative features they should not have access to.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest version if available, and conduct an access control audit of all admin and frontend functions to ensure proper capability checks and authorization gates are in place.

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

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

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

  1. Confirm License Manager for WooCommerce is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins, or inspect the plugins directory for 'license-manager-for-woocommerce' folder
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, find License Manager for WooCommerce and read the version number from the plugin row; alternatively, check the main plugin PHP file for a 'Version' header
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is older than the latest patched version (no specific vulnerable version range provided)
  3. Test access to license management endpoints without proper authentication
    Use a tool like curl or Burp to send requests to common license API endpoints (e.g., /wp-json/lmfw/v1/, /?lmfw_api=1) using an unauthenticated or low-privilege user session
    Affected if Requests return sensitive license data or success responses without proper capability checks
  4. Inspect plugin capability checks in source code
    Examine the main plugin PHP files (typically license-manager-for-woocommerce.php or class files in /includes/) for 'current_user_can', 'capability', or 'manage_options' calls around license manipulation functions
    Affected if License management functions lack proper 'current_user_can()' checks or use weak capability requirements (e.g., 'read' instead of 'manage_options')
  5. Verify frontend exposure of license functions
    Check if any frontend forms or AJAX endpoints exposed by the plugin allow license key creation, modification, or deletion without admin-level verification
    Affected if Frontend-facing functions accept and process license operations without verifying user administrative privileges

If the plugin is active and license management functions can be accessed or manipulated by users lacking administrative capabilities, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass 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

Update the plugin to the latest version if available, and conduct an access control audit of all admin and frontend functions to ensure proper capability checks and authorization gates are in place.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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