CVE-2026-42677 HIGH

CVE-2026-42677: WordPress WP Document Revisions plugin <= 3.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Ben Balter
Product WP Document Revisions
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published June 1, 2026
Last update June 1, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ben Balter WP Document Revisions allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects WP Document Revisions: from n/a before 4.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Document Revisions before version 4.0.0 does not properly check user permissions before allowing access to document revisions. An unauthenticated attacker can read document content and metadata without authorization. Site administrators should update to version 4.0.0 or later immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read document revisions and metadata without logging in or having permission.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential documents stored in WP Document Revisions are exposed to anyone on the internet.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the WordPress site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 1, 2026 CVE published
June 1, 2026 Record updated

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