Impact Analysis

Because the vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to perform privileged actions, it can lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of the system.

However, the CVSS severity score is 5.3, indicating a low priority and low severity impact, and it is considered unlikely to be exploited in a significant manner.

Despite the low severity, the vulnerability requires no privileges to exploit, so timely patching is important to prevent potential misuse.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-25441 is a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the WordPress LeadConnector Plugin versions up to and including 3.0.21.

This vulnerability arises from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks within certain functions, allowing unauthenticated users to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users.

It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Broken Access Control.

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Compliance Impact

I don't know

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Detection Guidance

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Mitigation Strategies

The primary and immediate mitigation step is to update the LeadConnector plugin to version 3.0.22 or later, where this vulnerability has been patched.

If updating immediately is not possible, consider disabling the plugin temporarily to prevent exploitation.

Additionally, ensure that your WordPress installation and other plugins are kept up to date and monitor for any unusual activity.

Using automated update tools such as Patchstack can help rapidly protect vulnerable plugins.

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