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CVE-2026-79632: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WPFunnels

0
Medium
Published: 09/04/2026 (09/04/2026, 06:00:03 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: WPFunnels

Description

The WPFunnels WordPress plugin before 3.13.0 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check in one of its opt-in submission handlers, and takes the notification recipients and subject from the request, allowing unauthenticated users to make the site send emails to arbitrary recipients with an arbitrary subject.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

WPFunnels

Affected versions
>=3.1.0 <3.13.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/07/2026, 12:26:14 UTC

Technical Analysis

The WPFunnels WordPress plugin before version 3.13.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in an opt-in submission handler. Specifically, it does not verify the identity or permissions of the requestor, nor does it check for a valid nonce, allowing unauthenticated attackers to specify notification recipients and email subjects arbitrarily. This can be exploited to send emails from the affected site without restriction. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-79632 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently documented.

Potential Impact

An attacker can send arbitrary emails from the vulnerable WordPress site without authentication, potentially leading to abuse such as spam distribution or phishing campaigns leveraging the trusted domain. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The integrity impact is limited to the ability to send unauthorized emails.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider disabling the affected opt-in submission handler or restricting access to it via other means such as web application firewall rules or custom code to enforce authorization checks.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
WPScan
Date Reserved
2026-08-25T09:32:42.758Z
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a9a6739acd9273b492ab3f1

Added to database: 09/04/2026, 06:37:45 UTC

Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 12:26:14 UTC

Last updated: 10/17/2026, 06:48:20 UTC

Views: 52

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