CVE-2026-2720: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in codeclove Hr Press Lite
The Hr Press Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of sensitive employee data due to a missing capability check on the `hrp-fetch-employees` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive employee information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, salary/pay rates, employment dates, and employment status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-2720 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Hr Press Lite WordPress plugin. The issue arises because the 'hrp-fetch-employees' AJAX action does not perform a capability check, enabling any authenticated user with at least Subscriber privileges to retrieve sensitive employee information. This affects all versions up to and including 1.0.2. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating network exploitable with low attack complexity and requiring low privileges but no user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can access sensitive employee data including names, email addresses, phone numbers, salary/pay rates, employment dates, and employment status. This exposure compromises employee privacy and confidentiality but does not affect data integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles to trusted individuals only and monitor plugin updates from codeclove for a security patch addressing this missing authorization issue.
CVE-2026-2720: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in codeclove Hr Press Lite
Description
The Hr Press Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of sensitive employee data due to a missing capability check on the `hrp-fetch-employees` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive employee information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, salary/pay rates, employment dates, and employment status.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-2720 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Hr Press Lite WordPress plugin. The issue arises because the 'hrp-fetch-employees' AJAX action does not perform a capability check, enabling any authenticated user with at least Subscriber privileges to retrieve sensitive employee information. This affects all versions up to and including 1.0.2. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating network exploitable with low attack complexity and requiring low privileges but no user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can access sensitive employee data including names, email addresses, phone numbers, salary/pay rates, employment dates, and employment status. This exposure compromises employee privacy and confidentiality but does not affect data integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles to trusted individuals only and monitor plugin updates from codeclove for a security patch addressing this missing authorization issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-18T21:16:02.973Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69be180df4197a8e3b7842d9
Added to database: 3/21/2026, 4:01:17 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:31:29 AM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:36:36 AM
Views: 66
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