Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify restricted WP page/post
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ExploitSend unauthenticated HTTP request
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactRead restricted content
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 site must run the miniOrange Page Restriction WordPress (WP) plugin (page-and-post-restriction) at version up to and including 1.6.0 and must actually be using it to restrict pages/posts - the flaw lets an unauthenticated visitor reach content the plugin was configured to protect. Limiting factors: impact is confined to disclosure of restricted content (no write/integrity or availability effect), and value to an attacker depends on how sensitive the restricted pages are; the exact request needed is not detailed in the available sources, and no fixed version is listed in the provided data. |
| Impact | Signals point to a moderate, not urgent, issue. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, base 5.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring no privileges or user interaction, but with only a Low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact - consistent with CWE-862 Missing Authorization allowing unauthorized access to content the plugin is meant to restrict. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now/emergency). No EPSS score was supplied, the CVE is not in CISA KEV, and no proof-of-concept or exploit reference was provided, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The single source is a Patchstack advisory. Net: a legitimate access-control weakness worth patching on a normal cycle, not a high-priority emergency; the low impact scope (confidentiality-only, Low) keeps real-world risk modest despite the unauthenticated network vector. Note the 'Authentication Bypass' tag is imprecise - the CWE-862 classification and description describe an authorization (access-control) failure rather than an authentication bypass. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated remote attacker requests a page or post that the Page Restriction plugin is supposed to protect and, because the authorization check is missing or improperly enforced, receives the restricted content. No exploit code or PoC was provided in the input, and the exact request/trigger is not described in the available sources. The impact is limited to disclosure of restricted content (C:L), with no modification or disruption. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026
Unauthenticated visitors to WordPress sites running the miniOrange Page Restriction WordPress (WP) plugin through version 1.6.0 can reach pages and posts the plugin was configured to protect, disclosing content administrators intended to keep private. The issue is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) rated CVSS 5.3, with impact limited to confidentiality - no integrity or availability effect - so its real-world severity depends on how sensitive the restricted pages are. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation; the priority signal places it in the 'this month' remediation window rather than an emergency response.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so there is no fixed release to upgrade to at time of analysis; track the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/page-and-post-restriction/vulnerability/wordpress-page-restriction-wordpress-wp-plugin-1-6-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve and the plugin's WordPress.org listing for a version above 1.6.0, and update as soon as one appears. Until then, treat the plugin's restrictions as non-enforcing and put the sensitive pages behind a layer that does perform server-side checks - HTTP Basic auth or IP allowlisting at the reverse proxy/web server, or WordPress's own password-protected page feature - with the trade-off that these add a second credential or network restriction for legitimate readers. Deactivating the plugin is not a safe substitute on its own: without a replacement control the pages it was restricting become fully public, so only remove it after another access-control layer is in place. Because the bypass request is not detailed in the available sources, a targeted WAF rule cannot be written from this data; generic request filtering is unlikely to help, and monitoring access logs for direct hits on restricted permalinks is the practical detection option.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is a WordPress plugin (slug page-and-post-restriction) that implements content-level access restrictions on pages and posts. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) means the code path that serves the protected content does not perform the capability or access-level check that the plugin's configuration implies, so the restriction exists in the admin settings but is not enforced on the request that renders the content. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, the check is missing on a network-reachable path that requires no credentials and no user interaction - the attacker simply requests the content directly. The precise request or hook through which the missing check is bypassed is not described in the available sources, so no specific endpoint or parameter can be named. The only reference supplied is the Patchstack advisory entry (audit@patchstack.com), which classifies the issue under broken access control; no CPE data was provided, so affected scope is defined by plugin slug and version range rather than by a CPE string.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Missing authorization is remotely reachable with no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); only restricted content is disclosed, so C:L and I/A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in miniOrange Page Restriction WordPress (WP) page-and-post-restriction allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Page Restriction WordPress (WP): from n/a through 1.6.0.
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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