CVE-2026-65554 HIGH

CVE-2026-65554: WordPress AnsPress – Question and answer plugin 4.4.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Lattepress

Product AnsPress – Question and answer

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published August 6, 2026

Last update August 6, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Subscriber Broken Access Control in AnsPress – Question and answer 4.4.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

AnsPress versions 4.4.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify content they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter or delete questions, answers, or other site data. The vulnerability affects the integrity of user-generated content and site availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete questions, answers, and other content without proper permission.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' posts can be altered or removed by other low-privilege accounts, damaging site trust and data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a registered user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 6, 2026 CVE published

August 6, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65554 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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