Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain subscriber account on target WordPress site
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ExploitCall unprotected migration-tool endpoint
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ExecutionMissing capability check grants access
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ImpactExfiltrate restricted migration/site data
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 | Requires (1) a WordPress site running the Aruba Migration Tool plugin at version <= 1.0.4, and (2) the attacker holding a valid authenticated account at subscriber level or higher (PR:L). No user interaction and no special non-default configuration are indicated beyond having the plugin installed and active. Exploitation is limited by the authentication requirement - self-registration must be open or the attacker must otherwise obtain a low-privilege account - and by the plugin's niche deployment; impact is confined to confidentiality (data disclosure), with no integrity or availability effect. |
| Impact | Moderate-but-constrained risk. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, 6.5 MEDIUM) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring only low privileges (PR:L) and no user interaction, yielding high confidentiality impact with zero integrity or availability impact - a pure information-disclosure/broken-access-control issue. The CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) classification is consistent with the 'Subscriber Broken Access Control' description: any authenticated subscriber-level account can reach data the migration tool should restrict to admins. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The PR:L gate (attacker needs a valid low-privilege account) and the plugin's niche footprint substantially temper real-world risk versus the raw 6.5; this is a genuine access-control bug worth patching on affected sites, not an internet-wide emergency. Note a signal conflict: the Tag 'Authentication Bypass' contradicts the CWE-862 authorization classification and the PR:L vector (exploitation requires authentication, not a bypass of it) - treat the tag as mislabeled. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or obtains a low-privilege subscriber account on a WordPress site running Aruba Migration Tool <= 1.0.4, then directly invokes the plugin's migration/export endpoints which fail to enforce an authorization (capability) check. Because the endpoint lacks a role gate, the subscriber retrieves sensitive site/migration data (e.g., exported content or configuration) that should be admin-only. No public POC is referenced, and exploitation requires a valid authenticated account. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 01, 2026
The Aruba Migration Tool plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.0.4, is affected by a broken access control vulnerability (CWE-862) that enables an authenticated attacker with subscriber-level permissions to access sensitive data, resulting in a high confidentiality impact. With a CVSS score of 6.5, exploitation requires a valid low-privilege account and no user interaction; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. The risk is moderate but constrained by the authentication prerequisite and the plugin's niche deployment.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. The primary recommendation is to check the plugin's official page for updates and apply the latest version when available. As a compensating control, disable the Aruba Migration Tool plugin if it is not essential, or restrict access to its functionality to trusted users by ensuring subscriber registration is closed and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts. Since exploitation requires a valid subscriber-level account, reducing the number of low-privilege accounts and auditing user roles can limit exposure. Additionally, implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to block suspicious requests targeting the plugin's endpoints, though this may not fully mitigate the issue. Monitor the Patchstack advisory for updates: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/aruba-wp-migration-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-aruba-migration-tool-plugin-1-0-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The Aruba Migration Tool is a WordPress plugin identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:aruba.it:aruba_migration_tool, and the vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 Missing Authorization. This means the plugin fails to perform proper capability checks before allowing access to certain functions or data, permitting users with only subscriber-level privileges to perform actions or retrieve information that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) indicates a network-exploitable flaw that requires low privileges, has no user interaction, and results in a high confidentiality impact with no effect on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is reported by Patchstack and tagged as an authentication bypass, though it specifically involves broken access control rather than bypassing authentication entirely.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable endpoint, low complexity, requires an authenticated subscriber account (PR:L); missing authorization exposes restricted data (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Broken Access Control in Aruba Migration Tool <= 1.0.4 versions.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EUVD-2026-90857
GHSA-36mf-ffjg-fq9v
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EPSS
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