Description
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Chaplin <= 2.6.8 versions.
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an unauthenticated broken access control flaw in the Chaplin WordPress theme through version 2.6.8. It can allow an attacker to perform privileged operations that should be restricted to authenticated users, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes or worse. This weakness is classified as CWE‑862.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the WordPress Chaplin Theme by Anders Norén. Versions 2.6.8 and earlier are impacted; later releases contain the fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 places the flaw in the high‑severity category. The EPSS score is not available, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no confirmed public exploits yet. The attack vector is likely web‑based, with no authentication required, meaning any attacker able to reach the site could exploit the flaw by requesting the privileged URLs exposed by the theme.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 20, 2026 at 22:08 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Chaplin theme to version 2.6.9 or later to eliminate the access control flaw.
  • If upgrading is not immediately possible, replace the Chaplin theme with a default WordPress theme or a secure alternative until the patch can be applied.
  • Configure web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to theme‑specific administrative URLs and monitor logs for suspicious activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 20, 2026 at 22:08 UTC.

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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anders Norén
Anders Norén chaplin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Anders Norén
Anders Norén chaplin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Chaplin <= 2.6.8 versions.
Title WordPress Chaplin theme <= 2.6.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Anders Norén Chaplin
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:43:14.059Z

Reserved: 2026-08-14T10:16:17.543Z

Link: CVE-2026-74021

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-20T12:16:37.817

Modified: 2026-08-20T16:17:58.577

Link: CVE-2026-74021

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:10:08Z

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