CVE-2026-57689 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-57689: WordPress Werkstatt theme <= 4.7.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Fuelthemes

Product Werkstatt

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 2, 2026

Last update July 2, 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

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Werkstatt <= 4.7.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Werkstatt versions up to 4.7.2 contain an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. An attacker with a low-privilege account can read data belonging to other users or restricted areas of the application. The vulnerability requires valid login credentials but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data or information belonging to other users or restricted areas.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and restricted information may be exposed to authenticated attackers with limited privileges.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2026 CVE published

July 2, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57689 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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