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FluentBoards EUVDEUVD-2026-89874

| CVE-2026-96821 MEDIUM
Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)
2026-09-30 Patchstack GHSA-2vhg-jfhv-gmpc
6.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register or obtain Subscriber account
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to WordPress site
  3. Exploit
    Invoke FluentBoards action lacking capability check
  4. Execution
    Escalate to elevated privileges
  5. Impact
    Access or modify restricted board data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege assignment review
Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid authenticated account at Subscriber (low-privilege) level on a WordPress site running the FluentBoards plugin version 2.0.12 or earlier; this is readily met where the site permits open user registration. Exploitation is remote over the network with no user interaction and low attack complexity. Limiting factors: the attacker must already be authenticated (PR:L), the site must run a vulnerable version (<= 2.0.12) with the plugin active, and impacts are bounded to Low confidentiality/integrity/availability within the plugin's data. Sites that disable self-registration or have upgraded past 2.0.12 are not exposed.

Impact

This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue rather than a high-urgency one. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, score 6.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw exploitable by an already-authenticated low-privilege user (PR:L, consistent with the 'Subscriber' role named in the description) with no user interaction. The impacts are all Low across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and scope is Unchanged, which caps the severity in the Medium band. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept were provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The primary risk driver is CWE-266 (Improper Privilege Management): a Subscriber escalating privileges within a project-management/kanban plugin could gain access to boards, tasks, or capabilities they should not hold. The main mitigating factors are the authentication requirement (attacker must already hold a valid low-privilege account) and the fact that a patch exists in versions after 2.0.12. No data is strongly conflicting; the CVSS vector and the description agree on a network-based, low-privilege privilege-escalation scenario.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers or obtains a low-privilege (Subscriber) account on a WordPress site running FluentBoards <= 2.0.12 - trivial where open registration is enabled. They then invoke a plugin action that fails to properly enforce role/capability checks, elevating their effective privileges to access or manipulate boards, tasks, and data beyond their assigned role. No user interaction is required and the attack is fully remote over the network; no public PoC was identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026

Subscriber privilege escalation in FluentBoards WordPress plugin versions up to 2.0.12 lets an authenticated low-privilege user elevate privileges within the plugin. Exploitation requires a valid Subscriber-level account, is remote and low-complexity, and can result in low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact; sites with open registration are most exposed. No public exploit or CISA KEV active-exploitation confirmation was identified at time of analysis, making this a genuine but moderate-priority issue rather than a high-urgency one.

RemediationAI

Upgrade FluentBoards to a version later than 2.0.12 once the vendor confirms the fixed release; the provided input does not specify an exact patched version, so verify the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-boards/vulnerability/wordpress-fluentboards-plugin-2-0-12-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for the authoritative fix version. If an upgrade is not immediately possible, disabling the FluentBoards plugin removes the vulnerable code path but also removes the plugin functionality. Because exploitation requires an authenticated Subscriber-level account, a practical compensating control is to close or restrict public user registration and remove untrusted Subscriber accounts; this can disrupt legitimate user onboarding. Review accounts for unexpected privilege changes. No vendor-released patch was identified in the available data at time of analysis.

Affected VersionsENISA

FluentBoards n/a ≤2.0.12

Affected Packages

euvd fluentboards no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is in the FluentBoards WordPress plugin, an add-on that manages boards and tasks within WordPress. CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) indicates a logic or capability-check failure where a low-privileged Subscriber account can cause the plugin to assign or use higher privileges incorrectly. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:mahmudul_hasan_arif:fluentboards:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* maps the affected product to the FluentBoards plugin package, and the vulnerable range is <= 2.0.12. The CVSS vector PR:L shows the attacker must already be authenticated, while AV:N, AC:L, and UI:N mean the issue is network-reachable, low-complexity, and requires no user interaction.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable plugin action exploitable by an authenticated Subscriber (PR:L) with no interaction; privilege escalation yields limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the plugin scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Subscriber Privilege Escalation in FluentBoards <= 2.0.12 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
WordPress plugin (FluentWP/WPManageNinja ecosystem), common but not universally deployed
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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