Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WP site using Restricted Site Access
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ExploitSend crafted unauthenticated HTTP request
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ExecutionBypass restriction via missing authorization check
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ImpactRetrieve content intended to be restricted
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 | Exploitation requires that the site actually have Restricted Site Access enabled and configured to restrict visibility (the plugin's 'Restrict site access to' / access-level settings) - on a site where the plugin is inactive or not restricting content there is nothing to bypass. Given AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no authentication, user interaction, or special network position is required once the restriction is in use; the limiting factor is purely that the restriction feature must be active, and the impact is confined to disclosure of restricted content (C:L, no write or availability effect). |
| Impact | This is a genuine but moderate-severity exposure, not a high-priority emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N = 5.3 MEDIUM) is internally consistent: a remote, unauthenticated attacker can trivially exploit a broken access-control flaw with only a low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. The impact is correctly scoped as low because the flaw defeats the plugin's purpose - hiding/restricting site content - rather than granting code execution or data modification. No EPSS score was provided, the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced (only the Patchstack database entry), so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag slightly overstates the issue: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and the description ('Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels') indicate an authorization/restriction bypass that exposes content, not a login/session bypass that yields an authenticated identity - verify intent with the vendor. Overall: real and easy to trigger, but low blast radius; prioritize patching below any high/critical or KEV-listed items. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends crafted HTTP requests to a WordPress site running Restricted Site Access <= 7.6.2 that is configured to restrict visibility (e.g., to logged-in users or allow-listed IPs). By exploiting the incorrectly configured access-control security level, the attacker retrieves pages, posts, feeds, or API responses that were intended to be hidden, disclosing content meant to remain private. No public exploit code is referenced, but the AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N vector means exploitation is low-effort once the gap is understood. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Missing authorization checks in the 10up WordPress plugin Restricted Site Access (versions through 7.6.2) allow unauthenticated remote visitors to reach content that the plugin's restriction settings are meant to hide, resulting in limited confidentiality disclosure (CVSS 5.3, C:L, no integrity or availability impact). The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms no authentication, user interaction, or special network position is required, but the flaw only has effect on sites where the plugin is active and actually configured to restrict visibility - on sites without an active restriction there is nothing to bypass. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; this is a genuine but moderate-severity exposure rather than a high-priority emergency.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch was identified in the available data, so administrators should first check the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/restricted-site-access/vulnerability/wordpress-restricted-site-access-plugin-7-6-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) and the plugin's WordPress.org page for a fixed release newer than 7.6.2 and upgrade as soon as one is published. Because the plugin's own authorization logic is the failing component, the strongest compensating control is to move the restriction enforcement outside WordPress: apply an IP allowlist or HTTP authentication at the web server, reverse proxy, or CDN edge (.htaccess / nginx allow-deny / SSO gateway) so unauthorized requests never reach the application stack at all - the trade-off is added configuration and maintenance overhead, and edge rules may break legitimate logged-in or dynamic workflows if not scoped carefully. If the plugin is not strictly required, deactivating and removing it eliminates the flaw entirely; if it must stay, tighten the configured access rules to the narrowest possible set, and review alternate content channels (REST API endpoints, feeds, sitemaps, and search) for the same disclosure, since the missing authorization may surface through more than one path. Monitor the plugin changelog and Patchstack for the patched version, and re-check any custom code that calls the plugin's access-check functions instead of relying on them implicitly.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Restricted Site Access is a WordPress plugin whose purpose is to gate site content behind access rules (for example, restricting visitors to logged-in users, specific IP ranges, or a chosen access level). The reported weakness is CWE-862, Missing Authorization: one or more request paths handled by the plugin do not consistently re-verify the caller's authorization before returning content, so the restriction is enforced inconsistently across entry points rather than at a single choke point. The affected package is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:10up:restricted_site_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with the vulnerable range running through version 7.6.2. Because the defect is a logic-level access-control gap rather than memory corruption or injection, the practical consequence is disclosure of restricted material (C:L) with no demonstrated write or denial-of-service effect, and the exposure is contingent on the restriction feature being enabled and configured - the limiting factor called out in our independent assessment.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Remote unauthenticated request defeats an access restriction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), disclosing restricted content only, so C:L with I:N/A:N and no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in 10up Restricted Site Access restricted-site-access allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Restricted Site Access: from n/a through 7.6.2.
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.
EUVD-2026-100896
GHSA-mmhg-55cv-c3hx
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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