CVE-2026-89004

WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.8.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference

2026-09-22 00:00
Karthik Ramakrishnan

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.8.26
Affected Plugin
WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
Affected Version
<= 2.8.25
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE
CVE-2026-89004
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At a glance

CVE-2026-89004 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.8.25. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.8.26; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2026, reported by Karthik Ramakrishnan.

Vulnerability Overview

The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.25. This is due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, 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 interaction from a victim user.

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Reaching this weakness in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.8.25 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, often called insecure direct object reference, means the application looks up a record by an identifier from the request without checking that the caller owns it.

Changing a number in the request is enough to read or modify other users' records, which on commerce and membership sites means customer data. For WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher the fix is 2.8.26: builds <= 2.8.25 are affected, anything from 2.8.26 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.8.26, 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: WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher 2.8.26 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-2026-89004https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0baad93a-cc04-486f-afbd-964deb7d54b2https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89004

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