CVE-2026-65554 - Vulnerability Details

Description

Subscriber Broken Access Control in AnsPress – Question and answer 4.4.4 versions.

Published: 2026-08-06

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability in AnsPress 4.4.4 allows a subscriber or low‑privilege user to bypass the plugin’s access controls and perform actions reserved for higher‑privilege roles. This can lead to unauthorized modification or deletion of questions, answers, or site content, compromising the integrity of the site’s knowledge base.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects the AnsPress – Question and answer plugin version 4.4.4, which is distributed by lattepress. No other versions or products are listed as vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 7.1 the issue is considered high severity, but the EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. Attackers can exploit the flaw by authenticating as a normal subscriber and accessing the plugin’s internal endpoints, thereby elevating their privileges and altering site content. The CWE indicates a broken authorization weakness.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

lattepress

AnsPress – Question and answer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.4.4`	affected	—

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Apply the latest plugin update that fixes the broken access control in AnsPress 4.4.4.
If an update is not immediately available, remove or disable the AnsPress plugin until a patch is released.
Implement additional access controls, such as limiting Contributor or Subscriber roles from accessing the plugin’s admin pages, or enforce stricter role checks in the site’s code.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 15:48 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/anspress-question-answer/vulnerability/wordpress-anspress-question-and-answer-plugin-4-4-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Subscriber Broken Access Control in AnsPress – Question and answer 4.4.4 versions.
Title		WordPress AnsPress – Question and answer plugin 4.4.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/anspress-question-answer/vulnerability/wordpress-anspress-question-and-answer-plugin-4-4-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}`

Subscriptions

No data.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-06T14:27:36.828Z

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:54:23.826Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:54:23.961Z

Link: CVE-2026-65554

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:54:19.762Z

NVD

No data.

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T16:00:06Z

Weaknesses

CWE-862
Missing Authorization

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Impact

Affected Systems

Risk and Exploitability

Tracking

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Subscriptions

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