Insurify WordPress plugin lets anyone delete arbitrary site options
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Insurify WordPress plugin through 1.0 has an AJAX action that lacks authorization and nonce checks (CWE-862). An unauthenticated remote attacker can delete arbitrary WordPress options, which can take the site offline and strip every user of their role. The references include an exploit link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Insurify WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation and nonce checks on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary WordPress options, which can take the site offline and strip every user of their role.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Insurify | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Insurify VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Insurify.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86717
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-4xmx-25jq-qc2p
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-86717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xmx-25jq-qc2p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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