Executive Summary

CVE-2026-32527 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WordPress plugin "WP Insightly for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms" versions up to and including 1.1.5.

This vulnerability is a Broken Access Control issue caused by missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions of the plugin.

It allows unprivileged users, such as subscribers or developers, to perform actions that should be restricted to higher privileged roles.

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

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to perform privileged actions within the affected WordPress plugin.

Such unauthorized actions can lead to potential compromise of website functionality or data integrity.

Because the vulnerability can be exploited by low-privilege users, it increases the risk of mass exploitation campaigns targeting many websites.

If exploited, it could result in unauthorized access or manipulation of contact form data or other plugin-related features.

Users are strongly advised to update to version 1.1.6 or later to mitigate this risk.

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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability arises from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions of the WP Insightly plugin, allowing unprivileged users to perform restricted actions.

Detection can involve monitoring for unusual or unauthorized access attempts to the plugin's endpoints or functions, especially those that should require higher privilege levels.

While specific commands are not provided, network administrators can use web server logs or intrusion detection systems to look for suspicious POST or GET requests targeting the plugin's URLs or parameters.

Additionally, scanning the installed plugin version to verify if it is at or below 1.1.5 can help identify vulnerable installations.

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Mitigation Strategies

The primary immediate step is to update the WP Insightly plugin to version 1.1.6 or later, which contains the patch for this broken access control vulnerability.

For those unable to update immediately, applying the mitigation rule provided by Patchstack can block exploitation attempts until the plugin is patched.

Enabling automatic updates for vulnerable plugins and using continuous security intelligence services can also help protect WordPress sites from exploitation.

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Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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