Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site via fingerprinting
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DeliveryConfirm Outranking plugin version ≤ 1.1.3
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ExploitSend unauthenticated HTTP request to unprotected endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactOverwrite plugin options with attacker-controlled values
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 | No special authentication is required - the CVSS vector PR:N and UI:N confirm that the affected endpoint(s) are reachable by any unauthenticated HTTP client against a default WordPress installation running this plugin. The limiting factor is installation scope: the target site must be running Outranking Plugin Options version 1.1.3 or below with the plugin active. There is no indication that a non-default configuration is required to expose the vulnerability. Exploitation is constrained to integrity impact on plugin options only; it does not provide code execution, credential access, or availability disruption based on available data. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 (High) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N reflects a genuinely accessible flaw: no authentication, no complexity, and reachable over the network. The integrity impact is rated High while confidentiality and availability are unaffected, meaning exploitation primarily risks unauthorized modification of plugin settings rather than data exfiltration or service disruption. The real-world priority is moderate: this is not in the CISA KEV catalog, no public exploit code is identified, and EPSS data was not provided. The scope is limited to WordPress sites running this specific plugin at version 1.1.3 or below. Defenders should weigh that mass-scanning for vulnerable WordPress plugins is routine and low-effort for threat actors, making timely patching important despite the absence of confirmed active exploitation. The absent confidentiality impact reduces urgency compared to credential-theft or RCE-class flaws in the same CVSS band. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker identifies a WordPress site running Outranking Plugin Options 1.1.3 or earlier, likely via mass scanning or WordPress-specific fingerprinting. The attacker sends a crafted HTTP POST request to the plugin's unprotected AJAX or REST endpoint - requiring no credentials or session token - and overwrites plugin option values, potentially injecting malicious content or altering SEO-related configuration. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity makes manual exploitation straightforward once the vulnerable endpoint is known. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026
Unauthenticated broken access control in the Outranking Plugin Options WordPress plugin (versions 1.1.3 and below) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin options, resulting in high integrity impact. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning the plugin fails to verify whether the requesting user has permission before processing option-change requests. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, though the CVSS:3.1 vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N reflects a low-barrier, fully network-exploitable condition.
RemediationAI
Update the Outranking Plugin Options plugin to a version higher than 1.1.3 once a patched release is confirmed available via the WordPress plugin repository or the vendor. The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/outranking/vulnerability/wordpress-outranking-plugin-options-plugin-1-1-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability should be consulted for the exact fixed version, as no specific patch version number was confirmed in the available data. If an update is not immediately available, consider deactivating and removing the plugin until a fix is released, accepting the trade-off of losing Outranking SEO functionality. As a compensating control, restricting access to WordPress admin AJAX and REST API endpoints at the web server or WAF layer to authenticated sessions only can reduce exposure, though this may cause collateral breakage in other plugin functionality. No patch version has been independently confirmed at time of analysis.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The Outranking Plugin Options plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:outanking_team:outranking_plugin_options:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a WordPress plugin for SEO content optimization tooling provided by the Outranking team. WordPress plugins register AJAX hooks or REST API endpoints to handle administrative options; CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) indicates that one or more such endpoints lack the required capability or nonce checks (e.g., current_user_can(), check_ajax_referer()) before processing write operations on plugin settings. This allows any unauthenticated HTTP client to trigger these handlers and alter plugin configuration, a class of flaw commonly discovered and reported by the Patchstack vulnerability research team across the WordPress plugin ecosystem.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Network-accessible WordPress endpoint with no auth required; integrity-only impact aligns with option-write primitive; no confidentiality or availability effect identified.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Outranking Plugin Options <= 1.1.3 versions.
Executive ViewAI
The Outranking Plugin Options WordPress plugin (versions 1.1.3 and below) contains an unauthenticated access control vulnerability that enables remote attackers to modify plugin configuration without credentials. Organizations running this plugin face immediate risk of unauthorized site configuration changes, potential content injection, or data integrity compromise. Affected WordPress installations require urgent remediation.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: immediately disable or remove the affected plugin; implement WAF rules to block unauthorized plugin option modification requests; restrict direct plugin access through network segmentation or .htaccess rules; deploy file integrity monitoring on wp-config.php and plugin option storage to alert on unauthorized changes; restrict WordPress administrative panel access by IP whitelist if operationally feasible.
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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-2026-62386
GHSA-cp7m-84q4-9j2r
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB