What the vulnerability does
01Description
The myCred – Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Program plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 2.9.7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive information including user IDs, display names, and email addresses of all users on the site via the get_bank_accounts AJAX action. Passwords are not exposed.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
myCred, a WordPress gamification plugin, fails to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read sensitive data they shouldn't have access to. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.9.7.1. A patch version has not been publicly identified.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data belonging to other users or the site without proper authorization.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
User data and site information may be exposed to low-privilege account holders who should not have access.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
December 19, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
