Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-2022 affects the Smart Forms WordPress plugin through version 2.6.99. Logged-in users with Subscriber privileges or higher may view donation campaign data, including campaign IDs and names, that should require stronger authorization. This is a confidentiality issue, not a known site takeover or data modification flaw.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority privacy and data exposure issue. Prioritize sites handling donations or allowing public account registration. It does not currently warrant emergency response based on the provided sources, but vulnerable internet-facing sites should be reviewed promptly.
Technical view
The plugin lacks a capability check on the rednao_smart_forms_get_campaigns AJAX action. Authenticated low-privilege users can retrieve Smart Donations campaign metadata. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3, with network access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Smart Forms up to and including 2.6.99, especially where untrusted users can create Subscriber-level accounts. Public, membership, customer-portal, or community sites have higher practical risk than tightly controlled admin-only sites.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Abuse requires an authenticated account with Subscriber-level access or higher. The disclosed impact is retrieval of donation campaign IDs and names, not payment data or administrative control.
Researcher notes
The affected endpoint is an AJAX action tied to Smart Donations integration. The core weakness is CWE-862 missing authorization. Sources identify campaign IDs and names as exposed data. No source in the bundle names a fixed version or confirms exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Smart Forms plugin and version.
- Check vendor, WordPress.org, or Wordfence guidance for a fixed release.
- Update only to a version confirmed by vendor guidance as fixed.
- Disable Smart Forms where it is not business-critical until remediated.
- Restrict open user registration where Subscriber accounts are not required.
- Review who can obtain Subscriber-level accounts on affected sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Smart Forms is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin version and compare against 2.6.99.
- Identify sites allowing public or low-friction Subscriber registration.
- Review WordPress roles for unnecessary Subscriber accounts.
- Monitor vendor and Wordfence references for fix status updates.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated AJAX access if available.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/381ec109-ca51-4011-b7e0-aec636540d59?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-forms/trunk/integration/smart-donations-integration-ajax.php#L3CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-forms/trunk/smartforms.php#L90CVE reference
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.