CVE-2026-12083

Admin and Site Enhancements <= 8.8.3 - Missing Authorization

2026-06-26 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 8.8.4
Affected Plugin: Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro
Affected Version: <= 8.8.3
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
CVE: CVE-2026-12083

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At a glance

CVE-2026-12083 is a medium-severity Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 8.8.3. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 8.8.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by Revanth Hari Narayana Matte.

Vulnerability Overview

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'reset-for' endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 8.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reactivate a role they previously held.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro <= 8.8.3 carries this weakness at reset-for, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Improper privilege management means the code lets an account end up with capabilities its role should not have.

It converts a low-privileged account into an administrative one, which makes every other restriction on the site irrelevant. For Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro the fix is 8.8.4: builds <= 8.8.3 are affected, anything from 8.8.4 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 8.8.4, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro 8.8.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12083 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c4c6b46-0858-46c0-8f33-47d2429d848c https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12083

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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