Description
Subscriber Broken Access Control in Wordable <= 8.2.10 versions.
Published: 2026-10-10
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized access or privilege escalation within the WordPress Wordable plugin
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a broken access control flaw in the Wordable plugin for WordPress that allows a subscriber account to perform actions that should be restricted. Because of this weakness, an attacker could use a legitimate subscriber account or create one to access protected resources, potentially read sensitive data, create or edit content, or otherwise manipulate the application beyond intended permissions. The flaw is classified under CWE‑862, indicating that the authorization checks fail to enforce the correct access boundaries.

Affected Systems

Wordable plugin versions up to and including 8.2.10 installed on WordPress sites are affected. No additional version pinning is specified, so any release of the plugin before the 8.2.11 or later release is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 8.1 the vulnerability is regarded as high severity. The EPSS score is not published, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the impact remains significant. The attack vector is inferred to be a web‑based, authenticated attack that requires the attacker to obtain or model a subscriber account. Once in possession of such credentials, the attacker can exploit the broken checks without needing higher privileges or additional exploitation steps.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 10, 2026 at 20:30 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Wordable plugin to the latest available version (at least 8.2.11) which removes the broken access control logic.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, temporarily restrict subscriber access to the affected plugin functionality by disabling relevant shortcodes or admin menus for subscriber roles.
  • Review and tighten the WordPress role capabilities, ensuring that subscriber roles do not possess any capabilities required to access or manipulate the plugin’s protected features.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 10, 2026 at 20:30 UTC.

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History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Subscriber Broken Access Control in Wordable <= 8.2.10 versions.
Title WordPress Wordable plugin <= 8.2.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-10T19:35:00.257Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T09:21:11.864Z

Link: CVE-2026-40801

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No data.

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-10T20:16:33.990

Modified: 2026-10-10T20:16:33.990

Link: CVE-2026-40801

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-10T20:30:06Z

Weaknesses