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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-22490 affects the WordPress LPagery plugin, used to create bulk landing pages. A logged-in user may perform actions they should not be authorized to perform. The published severity is medium, with limited integrity and availability impact. There is no source evidence of active exploitation or CISA KEV listing.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation item. Prioritize sites where many non-admin users can log in, because exploitation requires authentication. No public source provided confirms active exploitation, but broken access control can affect site integrity and operations.
Technical view
The issue is a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in niklaslindemann Bulk Landing Page Creator for WordPress LPagery through version 2.4.9. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, with low integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the LPagery plugin installed at an affected version. The CVSS vector indicates an authenticated low-privilege attacker is required, reducing broad internet-wide risk compared with unauthenticated flaws.
Exploitation context
Sources do not report active exploitation, public weaponization, or KEV inclusion. The risk is most relevant where untrusted or numerous users can authenticate to WordPress, such as contributor, customer, membership, or agency-managed sites.
Researcher notes
The source bundle contains a version inconsistency: the title states affected through 2.4.9, while the Patchstack URL text references 2.4.4. The CVE description states through 2.4.9. No patch version or detailed affected endpoint is provided in the supplied sources.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using the LPagery plugin.
- Check whether installed LPagery versions are 2.4.9 or earlier.
- Review the vendor and Patchstack pages for fixed-version guidance.
- Limit WordPress accounts to necessary users and roles.
- Remove or disable the plugin where it is not required.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress plugins across production, staging, and managed customer sites.
- Confirm LPagery version from the WordPress admin interface or asset inventory.
- Review WordPress user roles for unnecessary low-privilege accounts.
- Check site logs for unexpected LPagery-related administrative actions.
- Track CVE, vendor, and Patchstack updates for remediation details.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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.