TI-2026-70896 Aliases CVE-2026-107423 GHSA-v34w-fghf-jc5c

Missing authorization in WordPress WP User Manager plugin

LOW 19CWE-862Published 2026-10-12 · Updated 2026-10-12

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The WP User Manager plugin for WordPress is affected through 2.9.22. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets users perform actions that their account should not allow. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can change data without user interaction.

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

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP User Manager WP User Manager wp-user-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP User Manager: from n/a through 2.9.22.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00152 4th 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: 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
WP User Manager	WP User Manager	up to 2.9.22	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP User Manager VendorWP User Manager Affected up to 2.9.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for WP User Manager.

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

Timeline

2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107423
2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-v34w-fghf-jc5c
2026-10-12 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-user-manager-plugin-2-9-22-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

TI-2025-37611 WordPress WP User Manager plugin <= 2.9.12 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-08157 WP User Manager <= 2.9.17 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Local File Inclusion via 'tab' Query Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-36675 WordPress WP User Manager plugin <= 2.9.16 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2021-06937 WP User Manager < 2.6.3 - Arbitrary User Password Reset to Account Compromise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-67832 Improper access control in WP User Manager WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2025-12183 WP User Manager <= 2.9.12 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'current_user_avatar' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8

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Sources

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