Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-9175

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-24
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
The Devs Accounting – Simple Accounting and Invoicing Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This is due to the get_single_account() REST API callback being registered with a permission_callback that unconditionally returns true, providing no authentication or authorization checks on the /devs-accounting/v1/get-account/<id> endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary private financial account records (including account name, bank name, and opening balance) by enumerating the numeric account ID, resulting in sensitive information disclosure.

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 plugin registers a REST API endpoint at /devs-accounting/v1/get-account/<id> with a permission_callback that unconditionally returns true, making the get_single_account() function accessible to any unauthenticated user. Attackers can enumerate numeric account IDs to retrieve sensitive financial data including account names, bank names, and opening balances.

MitigationUpdate to version 1.2.1 or later which includes proper authorization checks; alternatively, disable the plugin until a patched version is available.

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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.

dbcve checks

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

  1. Verify devs-accounting plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Devs Accounting' or 'devs-accounting' in the list. Note the version number displayed under the plugin name.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is below 1.2.1 (or version cannot be determined)
  2. Test unauthenticated access to the vulnerable endpoint
    Send a GET request to /wp-json/devs-accounting/v1/get-account/1 using a tool like curl or a browser. Do not include any authentication headers or cookies.
    Affected if The endpoint returns HTTP 200 with JSON containing account data (e.g., account name, bank name, opening balance) without requiring login
  3. Confirm the permission_callback vulnerability
    Inspect the plugin source code (typically in wp-content/plugins/devs-accounting/) and locate the REST route registration for /devs-accounting/v1/get-account/<id>. Check the permission_callback function - if it returns true without checking user capabilities, the vulnerability exists.
    Affected if The permission_callback unconditionally returns true or has no authorization check

A user is affected if the devs-accounting plugin is installed with a version before 1.2.1 AND the /wp-json/devs-accounting/v1/get-account/<id> endpoint is accessible without authentication, returning sensitive financial data.

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 to version 1.2.1 or later which includes proper authorization checks; alternatively, disable the plugin until a patched version is available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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