Wired Impact Volunteer Management Plugin up to 2.8.1 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wired Impact Volunteer Management Plugin up to 2.8.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-16546. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wired Impact Volunteer Management Plugin up to 2.8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Wired Impact Volunteer Management WordPress plugin before 2.8.2 does not have authorisation checks in one of its AJAX actions, and does not verify that the RSVP being removed belongs to the requesting user, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to remove arbitrary users' RSVPs from any volunteer opportunity.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-16546 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

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: Volunteer Management Plugin 2.8.2

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
08/04/2026 +13 days Advisory disclosed
08/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16546 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-385777

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2026 09:26
Changes: 08/04/2026 09:26 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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