WS Form LITE Plugin up to 1.11.7 on WordPress setting improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WS Form LITE Plugin up to 1.11.7 on WordPress and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component setting Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-11562. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WS Form LITE Plugin up to 1.11.7 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WS Form LITE WordPress plugin before 1.11.8 does not have a capability check on one of its settings-update actions, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to modify the WS Form LITE WordPress plugin before 1.11.8's settings.

The weakness was released by Mustafa Ahmed. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-11562 since 06/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.11.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-40915). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WS Form LITE Plugin 1.11.8

Timelineinfo

06/08/2026 CVE reserved
07/01/2026 +23 days Advisory disclosed
07/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Mustafa Ahmed
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-11562 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-11562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-375371
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2026 09:21
Updated: 07/01/2026 12:49
Changes: 07/01/2026 09:21 (57), 07/01/2026 12:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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