Broken access control in Asgaros Forum WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
Asgaros Forum, a WordPress plugin, through 3.4.0 is affected. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets users reach functions their access level should not allow. A remote attacker with low privileges and no user interaction can gain limited access to information they should not see.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Asgaros Asgaros Forum asgaros-forum allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Asgaros Forum: from n/a through 3.4.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Asgaros Forum.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39779
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-gc8x-g7gp-6x8w
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More Asgaros vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05158 Asgaros Forum < 2.7.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-07109 Asgaros Forum < 1.15.13 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14871 WordPress Asgaros Forum Plugin <= 2.7.2 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-10492 Asgaros Forum <= 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00336 Asgaros Forum < 2.0.0 - Subscriber+ Blind SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-21335 WordPress Asgaros Forum plugin <= 2.8.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-39779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-39779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gc8x-g7gp-6x8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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