Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-27071 is a critical access-control flaw in the WordPress WPCafe plugin by Arraytics. Public records say versions through 3.0.7 are affected. The scoring indicates an unauthenticated remote attacker could cause major confidentiality and availability impact. No cited source confirms active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any public WordPress site using WPCafe. The issue is critical and may be exploitable without login, but public evidence is limited. Focus first on identifying affected sites, obtaining vendor remediation guidance, and reducing exposure where the plugin is business-critical.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wp-cafe/WPCafe, with CVSS 3.1 score 9.1: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and high availability impact. Public details do not identify the vulnerable endpoint or a fixed version.
Likely exposure
Internet-facing WordPress sites running Arraytics WPCafe plugin versions up to and including 3.0.7 are the primary concern. Exposure depends on whether the plugin is installed, active, and reachable on the site.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates unauthenticated remote exploitation is plausible. However, the provided sources do not include exploit code, technical attack details, or evidence of in-the-wild exploitation. CISA KEV status is false in the provided bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is incomplete. The CVE says affected through 3.0.7, while the Patchstack URL references 3.0.6. No endpoint, proof of concept, exploit status, or fixed version is provided in the source bundle. Validate against live vendor intelligence before asserting remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WPCafe/wp-cafe plugin and record installed versions.
- Check Arraytics, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Prioritize updating or removing affected WPCafe installations when vendor guidance confirms remediation.
- Temporarily disable the plugin where business impact allows if no safe fixed version is available.
- Increase monitoring for unusual unauthenticated requests involving WPCafe functionality.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WPCafe/wp-cafe is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Verify plugin version; treat versions through 3.0.7 as affected per the CVE record.
- Review vendor and Patchstack pages for remediation status before closing the finding.
- Check web and application logs for suspicious unauthenticated activity targeting WPCafe paths or features.
- Document compensating controls if the plugin cannot be updated or disabled promptly.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H3.95.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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.