CVE-2026-4792

Received Received - Intake

Information Exposure in Bread WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-09-19

Last updated on: 2026-09-19

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The Bread plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in versions up to and including 2.9.12. This is due to the lack of authentication and authorization checks on the settings export functionality (download_settings function) which is registered on the plugins_loaded hook and explicitly allows execution on non-admin (public) pages. The function exports all plugin configuration settings including the protection_password field, which is stored in plaintext. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the PDF protection password by accessing the /?export-meeting-list=1 endpoint.

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Published

2026-09-19

Last Modified

2026-09-19

Generated

2026-09-20

AI Q&A

2026-09-20

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-4792

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
bread_plugin	bread_plugin	to 2.9.12 (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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Executive Summary

The Bread plugin for WordPress has a flaw where unauthenticated users can access sensitive plugin settings via the /?export-meeting-list=1 endpoint. This happens because the plugin lacks proper authentication checks on its settings export function, allowing anyone to download configuration data including a plaintext PDF protection password.

Detection Guidance

Check if the /?export-meeting-list=1 endpoint is accessible without authentication. Use curl to test: curl -I 'http://your-wordpress-site.com/?export-meeting-list=1'. If it returns a 200 status, the vulnerability is present.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to retrieve the PDF protection password, potentially gaining unauthorized access to protected documents. While the vulnerability does not directly allow data modification, it could lead to information exposure or further attacks if the password is reused elsewhere.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could violate compliance requirements that mandate protection of sensitive data like passwords. GDPR and HIPAA both require safeguarding personal and protected health information, and this flaw may expose credentials that could lead to unauthorized access to such data.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Bread plugin to the latest version if available. If not, disable the plugin immediately. Add server-side access controls to block unauthorized access to the /?export-meeting-list=1 endpoint.

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