Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WPAdverts

Publication date: 2026-06-15

Last updated on: 2026-06-15

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WPAdverts <= 2.3.0 versions.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-15

Last Modified

2026-06-15

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-06-16

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2026-40782

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wpadverts	wpadverts	to 2.3.0 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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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Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability includes the possibility for an unauthenticated attacker to perform actions that should be restricted, leading to integrity and availability issues. Specifically, the CVSS score indicates no confidentiality impact but low integrity and low availability impacts, meaning attackers could alter data or disrupt service.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an unauthenticated broken access control issue in WPAdverts versions up to and including 2.3.0. It means that an attacker who is not logged in can bypass access controls that should restrict certain actions or data, potentially allowing unauthorized actions.

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