CVE-2026-78153: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization in Restrict User Access
The Restrict User Access WordPress plugin before 2.8.1 does not normalise the REST API route before checking it against the routes its content protection covers, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass that protection and read restricted content and enumerate users.
CVE-2026-78153: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization in Restrict User Access
Description
The Restrict User Access WordPress plugin before 2.8.1 does not normalise the REST API route before checking it against the routes its content protection covers, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass that protection and read restricted content and enumerate users.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-23T06:59:08.195Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a983138acd9273b49556a9c
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 14:22:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:05:31 UTC
Views: 8
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