CVE-2026-25390 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-25390: WordPress New User Approve plugin <= 3.2.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Saad Iqbal
Product New User Approve
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published March 25, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal New User Approve new-user-approve allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects New User Approve: from n/a through <= 3.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

New User Approve versions 3.2.3 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to trigger a denial-of-service condition. An attacker with low-level site access can exhaust server resources or crash the application without requiring user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 3.2.3 to restore availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Authenticated user can make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting missing authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site may become unavailable or slow; users cannot access the site until the attack stops or is mitigated.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2026 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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