Missing authorization in WPVR setup wizard lets contributors publish tours
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WPVR WordPress plugin from 8.5.55 before 9.1.3 does not correctly check user capabilities when creating a tour through its setup wizard, which is missing authorization (CWE-862). An authenticated attacker with the Contributor role or higher can create and publish tour content and set arbitrary post metadata they could not otherwise create or publish. A public exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The WPVR WordPress plugin before 9.1.3 does not correctly check user capabilities when creating a tour through its setup wizard, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to create and publish tour content and set arbitrary post metadata they could not otherwise create or publish.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WPVR | 8.5.55 to before 9.1.3 | 9.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- WPVR VendorUnknown Affected 8.5.55 to before 9.1.3 Fixed in 9.1.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update WPVR to version 9.1.3 or later, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA WPVR (Unknown) Fixed in 9.1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114740
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-w69v-pr8w-66wj
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-114740 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114740 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w69v-pr8w-66wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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