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Missing authorization in WP User Manager lets users alter user state

Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated

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

WP User Manager, a WordPress plugin, is affected in all versions through 2.9.25. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets a request manipulate user state. A remote attacker with a low privilege account can modify user state with low integrity impact and no user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP User Manager WP User Manager wp-user-manager allows Manipulating User State.This issue affects WP User Manager: from n/a through 2.9.25.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00235 14th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WP User ManagerWP User Managerup to 2.9.25—No fix listedCNA
  • WP User Manager VendorWP User Manager Affected up to 2.9.25 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 · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112823
  2. 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-74mv-xh25-c55c
  3. 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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