Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24362 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress Ultimate Post Kit plugin by bdthemes, affecting versions through 4.0.21. An authenticated low-privilege user may access functionality or data they should not. It is rated medium, not currently listed as known exploited in CISA KEV.
Executive priority
Treat as a normal-priority WordPress plugin remediation item. Prioritize internet-facing sites, membership sites, and sites with many low-privilege users. No evidence provided indicates emergency exploitation.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ultimate-post-kit. CVSS 3.1 is 6.4: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Ultimate Post Kit versions up to and including 4.0.21, especially sites allowing subscriber, contributor, customer, or other low-privilege accounts.
Exploitation context
The available sources do not report active exploitation or public weaponization. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account but no user interaction.
Researcher notes
The source bundle has limited detail beyond the CVE summary, CVSS vector, CWE-862, and Patchstack entry. It does not name affected endpoints, exact authorization checks, exploit methods, or a fixed version. Avoid assuming impact beyond low confidentiality and integrity effects.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Ultimate Post Kit plugin.
- Identify installed Ultimate Post Kit versions and flag versions <= 4.0.21.
- Check bdthemes or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or mitigation.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-fixed release is available.
- Restrict low-privilege account creation where business processes allow.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Ultimate Post Kit is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record plugin version and compare against <= 4.0.21.
- Review user registration settings and low-privilege account population.
- Monitor WordPress logs for unusual authenticated access patterns.
- Track vendor advisory updates for remediation details.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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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.