Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege account on WordPress site
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ExploitSend crafted request to unprotected myCred action
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ExecutionMissing authorization check bypassed
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ImpactAlter points/plugin state without permission
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 an authenticated account with at least low-level privileges on the target WordPress site (per PR:L) - it is NOT remote-unauthenticated. The affected product is the myCred plugin at any version up to and including 4.0.2. The specific feature, endpoint, or action lacking the authorization check is not named in the available sources; the description states only that the flaw stems from incorrectly configured access-control security levels, so the exact trigger is not described in the available sources and should be confirmed from the Patchstack advisory. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: an attacker must first obtain a valid low-privilege WordPress account on the site, impact is confined to integrity (no data theft or denial of service), and the issue affects only sites running myCred 4.0.2 or earlier. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity Missing Authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the myCred WordPress plugin, and the available signals point to a 'patch in normal cycle' issue rather than an urgent fire. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 4.3) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that nonetheless requires some authenticated privilege (PR:L) and yields only limited integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability impact. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', which aligns with the low CVSS and limited impact - not an act_now/emergency item. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no confirmed public exploit code are present in the input, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation; the single reference is the Patchstack advisory/database entry, which is an authoritative source record but not a working PoC. Net: a real but low-priority issue - a genuine broken-access-control bug worth patching on a routine monthly cycle, not a high-CVSS-but-illusory risk nor an exploitation emergency. The chief caveat is that the description is terse ('Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels') and does not name the specific endpoint or action affected, so the precise impacted functionality must be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds a low-privilege authenticated account on the WordPress site (consistent with PR:L) sends a crafted request to a myCred function that fails to verify the caller's authorization level, performing an action or modifying state they should not be permitted to. Because attack complexity is low and no user interaction is needed, the request can be issued directly once a foothold account exists; impact is limited to integrity (I:L) with no data disclosure or service disruption. No confirmed public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
CVE-2026-97072 is a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the myCred WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to and including 4.0.2, allowing an attacker holding a low-privilege authenticated account to perform actions that should require higher access, with integrity-only impact. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, 4.3) confirms exploitation requires a valid low-privilege account on the target site and is not remote-unauthenticated; no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is associated with this issue. Risk is moderate and the priority signal points to patching in the normal cycle, since a valid WordPress account on a site running the affected plugin is a prerequisite and no confidentiality or availability impact is assessed.
RemediationAI
Update the myCred plugin to a version later than 4.0.2 - the affected range ends at 4.0.2, so the fixed release is the first version above that, which should be confirmed on the myCred plugin page or the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mycred/vulnerability/wordpress-mycred-plugin-4-0-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability-3; the advisory is the authoritative source for the exact fixed version. As compensating controls while the update is scheduled, review the site's user roles and remove or downgrade unnecessary subscriber-and-above accounts, since exploitation per the assessed vector requires an authenticated low-privilege user, and restrict self-registration and open membership sign-ups that would let outsiders obtain such an account - the trade-off is reduced community onboarding or manual account approval. Note that the vendor's complete fix is the plugin update; no other mitigation is stated in the available sources.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
myCred is a WordPress plugin that provides a points, rewards and membership-credential system; its functionality exposes AJAX actions and REST endpoints that should be gated by capability and nonce checks. The root-cause class is CWE-862 Missing Authorization, described by the reporter as exploiting incorrectly configured access-control security levels - meaning an endpoint or action reachable by a logged-in user is not enforcing the capability check that the developer intended. Per the CVSS vector PR:L, the flaw is reachable only by an authenticated low-privilege user such as a subscriber; the network attack vector and low complexity mean no special conditions beyond that account are required. The specific vulnerable feature, endpoint, or parameter is not named in the available sources - the trigger is not described in the available data and must be confirmed from the Patchstack advisory. Because impact is limited to integrity (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability effect, the realistic abuse case is a low-privileged user manipulating plugin-managed data (for example balances, point transactions, or plugin settings exposed through an under-checked action) rather than an unauthenticated takeover.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Missing authorization reachable over the network at low complexity but requiring a low-privilege account (PR:L); impact limited to integrity (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in myCred myCred mycred allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through 4.0.2.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.4.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in its mycred-tools-import-export
The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.4.3.1 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks in the mycred-tools-import-ex
The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.4.4.1 does not have any authorisation in place in its mycred-tools-select-user AJAX
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Unauthenticated IDOR in License Manager for WooCommerce (versions <= 3.0.15) allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Saad Iqbal myCred
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in myCred myCred - Po
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in myCred plugin <= 2.5 versions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this
Stored XSS in the myCred WordPress plugin (versions through 3.0.4) enables authenticated low-privileged attackers to per
Broken access control in the myCred WordPress plugin (all versions through 3.0.3) allows authenticated users with only s
EUVD-2026-116096
GHSA-cxmj-cwjh-78g8
NVD
CVE.org
Vulnrichment
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