Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain subscriber-level account
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DeliveryForge or present Bearer token to plugin REST API
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ExploitBypass authorization check (CWE-862)
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ExecutionCreate/modify/delete LPagery-managed pages and bulk jobs
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ImpactUnauthorized content manipulation
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated WordPress account with at least subscriber-level privileges (PR:L), so sites that disable open user registration substantially limit exposure. Full Bearer-token forgery additionally requires the specific condition named in the description: a default fresh installation where Freemius has NOT been opted into, causing the AES-256-CBC validation key to collapse to the publicly known SHA-256 hash of an empty string. Sites that have opted into Freemius retain a non-trivial key, so the token-forgery amplification does not apply there, though the underlying missing-authorization checks on the LPagery REST endpoints remain exploitable by any authenticated low-privilege user. No end-user interaction is required (UI:N). |
| Impact | This is a genuinely moderate-priority issue rather than a critical one, and the signals are internally consistent. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 4.3 Medium) correctly reflects that exploitation is network-based and low-complexity but requires authentication at subscriber level (PR:L) and yields only limited integrity impact (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability loss. Mapping CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) to an SSVC lens: exploitation is currently 'none' (no KEV, no POC referenced), the flaw is likely 'automatable' given it is a simple REST authorization check bypass requiring only a low-privilege account, and technical impact is 'partial' (manipulation of LPagery pages, not full site takeover). No EPSS score was supplied, so widespread-exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the input. The most serious nuance - the AES-256-CBC key collapsing to the SHA-256 of an empty string on default fresh installs without Freemius opt-in, making Bearer tokens forgeable - amplifies the authorization bypass but still presupposes an authenticated account, so it does not make the flaw unauthenticated. Net: a real, broadly applicable privilege-escalation/authorization issue on WordPress sites that allow low-privilege registration, but bounded severity because impact is limited to plugin-managed content and an authenticated foothold is required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or obtains a subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running LPagery ≤3.1.0 (common where open registration is enabled), then sends crafted authenticated REST API requests to the plugin's suite endpoints to create, modify, or delete LPagery-managed pages and bulk-generation jobs normally reserved for administrators. On a default fresh install that has not opted into Freemius, the attacker can additionally forge the AES-256-CBC Bearer token (keyed on the SHA-256 of an empty string) to satisfy the token validator. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, but the vulnerable REST handlers and TokenValidator source are publicly referenced in the Wordfence/plugin-trac links, lowering the barrier to weaponization. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 16, 2026
Authorization bypass in the LPagery (Bulk Page Generator) plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 3.1.0, allows any authenticated user with subscriber-level privileges or above to create, modify, and delete LPagery-managed pages and bulk page-generation jobs that should be restricted to administrators. The plugin fails to enforce authorization checks (CWE-862) on its LPagery REST/OAuth endpoints, and on default fresh installations where the Freemius integration has not been opted into, the AES-256-CBC key used to validate Bearer tokens collapses to the publicly known SHA-256 hash of an empty string, making those tokens forgeable by any authenticated user. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV; the CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), consistent with a low-integrity-impact flaw gated behind an authenticated account.
RemediationAI
Upgrade LPagery to the patched 3.1.1 release referenced in the plugin repository (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lpagery/tags/3.1.1), which removes the broken authorization path - vendor-released patch: LPagery 3.1.1. Because the flaw requires an authenticated account with at least subscriber-level privileges (PR:L), the single most effective compensating control on unpatched or unpatchable sites is to close open user registration (WordPress Settings > General > 'Anyone can register' off) and audit/remove existing low-privilege accounts, though this does not help sites that legitimately self-serve accounts. Opting into the Freemius integration on a fresh installation restores a non-trivial AES-256-CBC key and eliminates the Bearer-token forgery vector, but it does not fix the underlying missing-authorization checks on the LPagery REST endpoints, so it must not be treated as a substitute for upgrading. Where the plugin's REST routes are not needed, blocking or restricting access to the LPagery endpoint namespace at the web server or WAF (allowing only trusted administrator IPs) removes the attack surface at the cost of breaking legitimate bulk page-generation workflows; the same trade-off applies to temporarily deactivating the plugin. Sites that cannot patch immediately should monitor LPagery-managed pages for unauthorized creation or modification, since the impact class is integrity-only (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability effects. Full advisory detail is available from Wordfence (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5b3f361-da53-42eb-b1fb-c0bfd641335b?source=cve).
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): LPagery's REST surface does not verify that the requesting user holds the capability required for the requested action. The relevant code lives in the plugin's suite layer - SuiteRestApi.php (around line 416) registers the affected endpoints, SuiteOAuthAuthorizeHandler.php (line 11) handles the OAuth-style authorization flow, TokenValidator.php (line 30) validates Bearer tokens, and AdminMenuHooks.php (line 91) governs the admin-side menu hooks. Authentication to those endpoints is intended to rely on a Bearer token whose integrity is protected with AES-256-CBC; however, on a default fresh installation where Freemius has not been opted into, the encryption/validation key is derived in a way that degenerates to the SHA-256 hash of an empty string - a value any attacker can compute. Because that key is public, an authenticated low-privilege user can forge a valid Bearer token and reach administrative LPagery functionality. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:niklaslindemann:bulk_page_generator_-_lpagery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the affected component is the niklaslindemann Bulk Page Generator - LPagery WordPress plugin across the full version range up to 3.1.0. Sites that have opted into Freemius retain a non-trivial key, so the token-forgery amplification does not apply there, but the underlying missing-authorization checks on the LPagery REST endpoints remain exploitable by any authenticated low-privilege user.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Remote REST exploitation (AV:N/AC:L) but needs a subscriber account (PR:L); impact limited to create/modify/delete of plugin-managed pages so I:L with no confidentiality or availability loss.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The Bulk Page Generator - LPagery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create, modify, and delete LPagery-managed WordPress pages and bulk page-generation processes that are otherwise restricted to administrators. On default fresh installations where Freemius has not been opted into, the AES-256-CBC key used to validate Bearer tokens collapses to the publicly known SHA-256 hash of an empty string, making the token entirely forgeable by any authenticated user.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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