CVE-2026-39515 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-39515: WordPress Motors plugin < 1.4.107 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Stylemixthemes

Product Motors

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 15, 2026

Last update June 15, 2026

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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

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Motors < 1.4.107 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

StylemixThemes Motors versions before 1.4.107 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. Update to version 1.4.107 or later to restore access controls.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Authenticated user can crash or disable the site by exhausting server resources.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site may become unavailable or unresponsive; legitimate users cannot access the site.

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

June 15, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39515 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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