Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site running SureDash ≤1.12.2
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ExploitSend unauthenticated request to unprotected endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactRead restricted dashboard data
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | The target must be a WordPress site running the SureDash plugin at version 1.12.2 or earlier. Per the description, exploitation turns on 'incorrectly configured access control security levels,' so the realistic impact depends on the site's SureDash access-level configuration and which dashboard features are exposed - this is a limiting factor not captured by the raw CVSS score. The CVSS vector indicates no authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are required, and the attack is network-based with low complexity, but the vulnerable endpoint and the concrete protected resource it exposes are not described in the available sources, so default-configuration exploitability cannot be confirmed from the provided data. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, not emergency-level, issue. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated access with no user interaction, which normally reads as easy to trigger; however, the impact is deliberately scoped low - C:L/I:N/A:N - meaning only limited confidentiality exposure (information disclosure) with no integrity or availability impact, consistent with CWE-862 Missing Authorization. That combination produces the 5.3 Medium base score and matches the vuln.today decision label of 'this_month' rather than act_now/emergency. Key corroborating signals are missing: there is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public PoC or exploit indicated in the input, so exploitation is currently theoretical rather than demonstrated. Exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' and must not be conflated with active exploitation. The most important caveat is that the description ('Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels') implies the real-world impact may depend on how the site operator has configured SureDash's access-control levels - verify the concrete exposed functionality with Patchstack/vendor before assuming default-config exploitability. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a request directly to a SureDash plugin endpoint that fails to verify authorization, retrieving data or invoking functionality that should be restricted to higher access-control levels. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials, user interaction, or special timing are required, but impact is limited to confidentiality (C:L) - likely disclosure of restricted dashboard content rather than site takeover. No public PoC is identified in the available sources, so whether a reliable exploit exists is unverified. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026
Missing authorization in the Brainstorm Force SureDash WordPress plugin through 1.12.2 allows unauthenticated, network-based attackers to reach functionality that should require access checks, with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact under the assessed CVSS vector. The vulnerable endpoint and protected resource are not described in the available sources, so default-configuration exploitability cannot be confirmed, and realistic impact depends on the site's SureDash access-level configuration. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV entry is present; the priority is this_month, consistent with a moderate, not emergency-level, issue.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the provided data; monitor the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/suredash/vulnerability/wordpress-suredash-plugin-1-12-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve for a patched SureDash release and apply it when available. Because the issue is missing authorization tied to SureDash access-level configuration, review and tighten SureDash access-level settings and restrict network access to SureDash dashboard functionality; this may block legitimate users who rely on those features. If SureDash is not required, disable or remove the plugin, accepting the loss of its dashboard functionality.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SureDash is a WordPress plugin from Brainstorm Force. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) means the code lacks an authorization check before allowing access to a resource or action; the Patchstack description further ties the issue to 'incorrectly configured access control security levels,' indicating the effective exposure depends on how SureDash access levels and dashboard features are configured on the site. CPE cpe:2.3:a:brainstorm_force:suredash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the plugin as the affected product, with versions through 1.12.2 in scope. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) confirms a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with low confidentiality impact, but the available sources do not identify the vulnerable endpoint or the concrete protected resource, so the trigger is not described in the available sources.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Unauthenticated network-reachable missing-authorization flaw (PR:N/AV:N/AC:L) causing limited information disclosure only (C:L), with no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force SureDash suredash allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SureDash: from n/a through 1.12.2.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-108057
GHSA-j5xg-4455-jxww
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CVE.org
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