TI-2026-69546 Aliases CVE-2026-106596 GHSA-9rj5-7qgv-4vm8

Missing authorization in Visual Composer Website Builder plugin

LOW 30CWE-862Published 2026-10-08 · Updated 2026-10-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress through 45.16.3 is affected by missing authorization checks (CWE-862). An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass access controls, which gives limited access to confidential information.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Visual Composer Visual Composer Website Builder visualcomposer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Visual Composer Website Builder: from n/a through 45.16.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00248 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Visual Composer	Visual Composer Website Builder	up to 45.16.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Visual Composer Website Builder VendorVisual Composer Affected up to 45.16.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Visual Composer Website Builder.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106596
2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-9rj5-7qgv-4vm8

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/visualcomposer/vulnerability/wordpress-visual-composer-website-builder-plugin-45-16-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

TI-2026-10518 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via 'vcv-template' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-23522 Cross-site scripting in Visual Composer Website Builder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-06285 Visual Composer Premium <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2022-02325 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Title' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2022-02244 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Text Block' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2026-63999 WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.16.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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