CVE-2026-27386
Received Received - Intake
Missing Authorization in DesignThemes Directory Addon

Publication date: 2026-03-05

Last updated on: 2026-04-28

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in designthemes DesignThemes Directory Addon designthemes-directory-addon allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DesignThemes Directory Addon: from n/a through <= 1.8.
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Published
2026-03-05
Last Modified
2026-04-28
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-27386
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9639
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Vendor Product Version / Range
designthemes design_themes_directory_addon to 1.8 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-27386 is a high-priority Broken Access Control vulnerability in the WordPress DesignThemes Directory Addon Plugin versions up to and including 1.8.

The vulnerability arises from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks within certain plugin functions.

This flaw allows unauthenticated users to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users.

It is classified under OWASP Top 10 A1: Broken Access Control and has a CVSS severity score of 7.5, indicating a significant risk and high likelihood of exploitation.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows attackers with no prior authentication to perform privileged actions within the affected plugin.

Such unauthorized actions can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or other malicious activities on your WordPress site.

Because the vulnerability is easy to exploit and has a high severity score, it poses a significant security risk to affected websites.

No official patch is currently available, so users must rely on mitigation rules to block attacks targeting this flaw.

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