CVE-2026-18032

Data Access <= 5.5.78 - Missing Authorization

2026-08-03 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 5.5.79
Affected Plugin: WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards
Affected Version: <= 5.5.78
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE: CVE-2026-18032

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At a glance

CVE-2026-18032 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the WP Data Access WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.5.78. 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 5.5.79; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2026, reported by Farid Narimanov.

Vulnerability Overview

The Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 5.5.78. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

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-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in WP Data Access <= 5.5.78 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For WP Data Access the fix is 5.5.79: builds <= 5.5.78 are affected, anything from 5.5.79 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 5.5.79, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: WP Data Access 5.5.79 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18032 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f2122fa2-0500-4c4e-aec5-eb440e8cc585 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18032

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards

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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