CVE-2026-49054 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-49054: WordPress The Post Grid plugin <= 7.9.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Mamunur Rashid

Product The Post Grid

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 27, 2026

Last update May 27, 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 Mamunur Rashid The Post Grid allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects The Post Grid: from n/a through 7.9.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Post Grid plugin for WordPress contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. An attacker with a basic user account can read data that is restricted to higher-privilege roles. The vulnerability affects versions up to 7.9.2 and requires an active WordPress user account to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data restricted to higher-privilege user roles.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential site data may be exposed to any authenticated user, including subscribers or contributors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 27, 2026 CVE published

May 27, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49054 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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