CVE-2026-66712 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Simple Membership <= 4.7.8 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress
Wp.insider	Simple Membership

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-membership/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-membership-plugin-4-7-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wp.insider Wp.insider simple Membership
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wp.insider Wp.insider simple Membership

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Simple Membership <= 4.7.8 versions.
Title		WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.7.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-membership/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-membership-plugin-4-7-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-06T14:27:06.467Z

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:08:41.559Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T14:01:16.156Z

Link: CVE-2026-66712

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:08:29.183Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-06T15:17:24.307

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:59:00.027

Link: CVE-2026-66712

Redhat

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