CVE-2026-45442 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-45442: WordPress Presto Player plugin <= 4.1.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Brainstorm Force

Product Presto Player

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 19, 2026

Last update May 19, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Presto Player allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Presto Player: from n/a through 4.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Presto Player versions up to 4.1.3 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. An attacker with a low-privilege account can read data intended for higher-privilege users. The vulnerability requires valid login credentials but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data belonging to other users or restricted areas of the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and restricted content may be exposed to authenticated attackers with minimal privileges.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 19, 2026 CVE published

May 19, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45442 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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