CVE-2026-109696

5.4Medium

Published 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash

5.4Medium

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Impact: Limited impact
Weakness: CWE-862

Impact

Authenticated attackers with low-privilege accounts can read and modify unauthorized board data. They need network access and valid credentials to the target WordPress site.

Root cause

The plugin fails to perform authorization checks, allowing users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels.

Affected systems

FluentBoards through 2.1.0

CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Fix & remediation

Upgrade FluentBoards to a version newer than 2.1.0 once available. If you cannot patch immediately, deactivate the FluentBoards plugin.

shell

$ wp plugin update fluent-boards

AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?

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NVD description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP ManageNinja LLC FluentBoards fluent-boards allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects FluentBoards: from n/a through 2.1.0.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-boards/vulnerability/wordpress-fluentboards-plugin-2-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109696