CVE-2026-66454: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Maruti Mohanty WP Social Avatar
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WP Social Avatar <= 1.5 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), affects WP Social Avatar versions up to 1.5. It allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls, enabling them to perform unauthorized actions within the plugin. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability impacts are low and high respectively. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by the vendor or authoritative sources at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization controls, which can lead to unauthorized modification or disruption of plugin functionality. This impacts the integrity and availability of the affected system components. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. No vendor advisory or temporary workaround is currently available.
CVE-2026-66454: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Maruti Mohanty WP Social Avatar
Description
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WP Social Avatar <= 1.5 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Maruti Mohanty
WP Social Avatar
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), affects WP Social Avatar versions up to 1.5. It allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls, enabling them to perform unauthorized actions within the plugin. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability impacts are low and high respectively. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by the vendor or authoritative sources at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization controls, which can lead to unauthorized modification or disruption of plugin functionality. This impacts the integrity and availability of the affected system components. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. No vendor advisory or temporary workaround is currently available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T09:00:34.596Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7dcd3fbf8831d539470498
Added to database: 08/13/2026, 13:57:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:30:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/28/2026, 13:47:47 UTC
Views: 40
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