CVE-2026-18364: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in zportals
The zportals WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 does not perform any capability or nonce check on several of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to modify the zportals WordPress plugin before 6.4.2's stored integration settings.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-18364 identifies a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the zportals WordPress plugin prior to version 6.4.2. The plugin fails to perform capability or nonce verification on several AJAX actions, enabling low-privileged subscriber accounts to alter stored integration settings. This issue affects all versions from 0 up to but not including 6.4.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a subscriber-level account can modify sensitive plugin integration settings without proper authorization. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes within the plugin, potentially impacting site functionality or security depending on the integration settings altered.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the zportals plugin to version 6.4.2 or later, where this authorization issue has been addressed. No other mitigation is indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input, but the presence of a fixed version (6.4.2) implies an official fix is available.
CVE-2026-18364: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in zportals
Description
The zportals WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 does not perform any capability or nonce check on several of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to modify the zportals WordPress plugin before 6.4.2's stored integration settings.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
zportals
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-18364 identifies a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the zportals WordPress plugin prior to version 6.4.2. The plugin fails to perform capability or nonce verification on several AJAX actions, enabling low-privileged subscriber accounts to alter stored integration settings. This issue affects all versions from 0 up to but not including 6.4.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a subscriber-level account can modify sensitive plugin integration settings without proper authorization. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes within the plugin, potentially impacting site functionality or security depending on the integration settings altered.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the zportals plugin to version 6.4.2 or later, where this authorization issue has been addressed. No other mitigation is indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input, but the presence of a fixed version (6.4.2) implies an official fix is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-30T08:57:43.330Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab36d3df7a7c541065abc8f
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 06:10:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 06:33:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 02:23:09 UTC
Views: 5
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