etruel WPeMatico Plugin up to 2.8.24 on WordPress Import Settings wpematico_import_settings improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in etruel WPeMatico Plugin up to 2.8.24. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wpematico_import_settings of the component Import Settings. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-19883. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in etruel WPeMatico Plugin up to 2.8.24. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wpematico_import_settings of the component Import Settings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpematico_import_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-19883 since 08/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• etruel

Name

• WPeMatico Plugin

Version

• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.5
• 2.8.6
• 2.8.7
• 2.8.8
• 2.8.9
• 2.8.10
• 2.8.11
• 2.8.12
• 2.8.13
• 2.8.14
• 2.8.15
• 2.8.16
• 2.8.17
• 2.8.18
• 2.8.19
• 2.8.20
• 2.8.21
• 2.8.22
• 2.8.23
• 2.8.24

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