Broken access control in WordPress WPSection plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WPSection plugin for WordPress is affected up to and including 1.5.1. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets a user with the Subscriber role access functions that should be restricted. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can change data and disrupt the site, and no user interaction is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Subscriber Broken Access Control in WPSection <= 1.5.1 versions.
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 WPSection.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40777
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-5h56-5m4c-fxjq
References
More Rashid vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-20859 WordPress Docpro plugin <= 2.0.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22692 WordPress Slider Path for Elementor plugin <= 3.0.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-40777 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40777 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5h56-5m4c-fxjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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