Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-2720 is a WordPress plugin access-control flaw in Hr Press Lite. A logged-in user with even Subscriber-level access may be able to view sensitive employee records, including contact details, salary or pay rates, employment dates, and status. The main business risk is confidential HR data exposure, not system takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a priority privacy and HR data exposure issue. It is not described as remote code execution, but salary and employee records are highly sensitive. Organizations using the plugin should validate exposure quickly and reduce low-trust authenticated access while checking vendor remediation guidance.
Technical view
Hr Press Lite versions up to and including 1.0.2 lack a capability check on the hrp-fetch-employees AJAX action. The CVE maps to CWE-862 and has CVSS 3.1 score 6.5: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Hr Press Lite <= 1.0.2 where untrusted or broadly provisioned authenticated users exist. Sites with public registration, customer accounts, contractors, or low-trust Subscriber users have higher practical risk.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is still meaningful because WordPress Subscriber access is commonly easier to obtain than administrative access, and the exposed data is sensitive HR information.
Researcher notes
The provided references identify missing authorization on hrp-fetch-employees in Hr Press Lite through 1.0.2. The bundle does not provide a confirmed patch version, exploit-in-the-wild evidence, or detailed vendor advisory beyond Wordfence and WordPress Trac references. Avoid assuming fixed status without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using Hr Press Lite and record installed versions.
- If version is <= 1.0.2, review vendor or WordPress plugin guidance immediately.
- Limit or remove untrusted Subscriber-level accounts until vendor guidance is confirmed.
- Restrict access to HR-related WordPress functionality to trusted personnel only.
- Review employee data exposure obligations with internal privacy and HR teams.
Validation and detection
- Check whether Hr Press Lite is installed on any WordPress site.
- Confirm plugin version and compare against <= 1.0.2.
- Review user roles for Subscriber or higher accounts on affected sites.
- Inspect logs for unusual authenticated access to employee-related AJAX activity.
- Verify whether vendor guidance or an updated plugin version is available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2a63b8e-e16e-4702-be1b-acc5c3e74b22?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/trunk/includes/HRP_Action.php#L1444CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/tags/1.0.2/includes/HRP_Action.php#L1444CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/trunk/admin/admin.php#L36CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/tags/1.0.2/admin/admin.php#L36CVE reference
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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