Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-6964

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-16
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
The Video Conferencing with Zoom plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain the site's Zoom SDK API key and a freshly-signed JWT that can be used with the Zoom Web SDK to join any Zoom meeting associated with those credentials without a legitimate invitation.

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 · high confidence

The Video Conferencing with Zoom WordPress plugin versions up to 4.6.7 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the site's Zoom SDK API key and a freshly-signed JWT. These credentials can then be used to join any Zoom meeting associated with those credentials without authorization.

MitigationUpdate the Video Conferencing with Zoom plugin to the latest version once available. As a precautionary measure, consider rotating the Zoom SDK API key and reviewing access logs for unauthorized meeting joins.

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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.

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  1. Identify if the Video Conferencing with Zoom plugin is installed
    In the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Video Conferencing with Zoom' in the list of active plugins
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    Click on the plugin name in the Plugins list to view the version number, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/video-conferencing-zoom/main.php for the 'Version' comment
    Affected if The version is 4.6.7 or any earlier version (the vulnerability affects versions up to and including 4.6.7)
  3. Check if Zoom API credentials are configured
    Navigate to Zoom > API Settings in the WordPress admin panel and examine whether a Zoom SDK API Key and API Secret are populated and saved
    Affected if The plugin has valid Zoom SDK API credentials configured - the vulnerability allows retrieval of these credentials when they exist
  4. Test unauthenticated access to credential retrieval endpoint
    Make a GET request to the site's /wp-json/video-conferencing-zoom/v1/credentials endpoint (or similar unauthenticated API endpoint) without providing any authentication tokens
    Affected if The endpoint returns Zoom API key and a signed JWT without requiring authentication - this confirms the vulnerability is present and exploitable

A user is affected if they have Video Conferencing with Zoom plugin version 4.6.7 or earlier installed with Zoom API credentials configured, and the vulnerable unauthenticated endpoint is accessible.

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 Video Conferencing with Zoom plugin to the latest version once available. As a precautionary measure, consider rotating the Zoom SDK API key and reviewing access logs for unauthorized meeting joins.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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