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Rich Showcase CVE-2026-110020

| EUVDEUVD-2026-111748 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-28 Wordfence GHSA-w2f6-cjfj-3fhf
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain contributor-level WordPress account
  2. Delivery
    Invoke unauthorized plugin action
  3. Exploit
    Retrieve grw_auth_code secret
  4. Execution
    Replay secret to app.richplugins.com
  5. Impact
    Impersonate site to RichPlugins backend

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

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account with contributor-level privileges or above on a site running Rich Showcase for Google Reviews ≤7.1.6 (consistent with PR:L). The specific condition is that the plugin performs a sensitive action - exposing the site-wide grw_auth_code authentication secret - without verifying the caller is authorized (CWE-862), so any contributor can retrieve a secret intended only for administrators. Limiting factors: the attacker must already possess valid low-privilege credentials on the target site (so purely unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit it), and the practical payoff is bounded by whatever the RichPlugins backend (app.richplugins.com) permits once the site is impersonated - the input does not specify the exact plugin action/endpoint beyond the referenced builder/admin-menu source files.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority information-disclosure issue, not a critical emergency. The CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) is internally consistent: network-reachable, low complexity, but requiring authenticated contributor-level access (PR:L), with impact limited to confidentiality (C:H; I:N/A:N). The CWE-862 (missing authorization) classification matches the description's claim that the plugin fails to verify a user's authorization before exposing the 127-character site-wide grw_auth_code secret. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' - a routine patch-cycle priority, not 'act_now' or 'emergency.' No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code were provided in the input, so there is no signal of active or widespread exploitation. The main caveat is scope of impact: C:H reflects leakage of a credential that lets an attacker impersonate the site to the RichPlugins backend (app.richplugins.com), but the real-world consequence depends on what that backend session permits - the input does not describe what an attacker can do after impersonation, so the downstream blast radius is unverified. The contributor-level prerequisite meaningfully limits risk: the attacker must already hold a (low-privilege) account on the target WordPress site.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds a contributor-level (or higher) account on a WordPress site running the plugin invokes the under-protected plugin action and reads back the site-wide grw_auth_code secret, which they are not authorized to see. They then replay that 127-character secret against app.richplugins.com to impersonate the victim site to the RichPlugins backend service. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Contributor-level users on WordPress sites running Rich Showcase for Google Reviews through 7.1.6 can retrieve the plugin's 127-character site-wide grw_auth_code secret because an authorization check is missing. The exposed secret lets them impersonate the site to the RichPlugins backend at app.richplugins.com, a high-confidentiality information-disclosure impact that still requires a valid low-privilege account. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the supplied priority is this_month rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 7.1.7. Update the plugin to 7.1.7 or later, using the WordPress admin plugin updater or the vendor package at https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/widget-google-reviews.7.1.7.zip, and review the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bcf9640-ef7e-4cff-ada2-5ddc4261befa?source=cve. The supplied sources do not document a separate workaround or secret-rotation procedure; because exploitation requires an authenticated contributor-or-above account, reducing unnecessary contributor-level accounts lowers exposure but is not a complete substitute for installing 7.1.7.

Affected VersionsENISA

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 0 ≤7.1.6

Affected Packages

euvd rich_showcase_for_google_reviews no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the WordPress plugin identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:widgetpack:rich_showcase_for_google_reviews, which integrates Google Reviews and communicates with the RichPlugins service at app.richplugins.com. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) describes the root cause: a sensitive action that returns the site-wide grw_auth_code is reachable without a capability check appropriate to administrators, so an authenticated contributor-level user can invoke it. The supplied references point to includes/class-builder-page.php and includes/admin/class-admin-menu.php in version 7.1.6, but the exact request path or AJAX action is not described in the available sources. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N reflects an authenticated, network-reachable confidentiality-only exposure.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Contributor account needed, so PR:L; network-reachable action with no user interaction; only a secret is disclosed, giving C:H with I:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The Rich Showcase for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.6 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 contributor-level access and above, to retrieve the plugin's 127-character site-wide grw_auth_code authentication secret and use it to impersonate the WordPress site to the RichPlugins backend service at app.richplugins.com.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
WordPress Google-reviews widget plugin, common but not universally deployed
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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