rubengc AutomatorWP Plugin up to 5.8.4 on WordPress /wp-admin/profile.php wp_localize_script authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rubengc AutomatorWP Plugin up to 5.8.4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function wp_localize_script of the file /wp-admin/profile.php. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-76074. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in rubengc AutomatorWP Plugin up to 5.8.4. Affected by this issue is the function wp_localize_script of the file /wp-admin/profile.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve the site's configured Campaign Monitor mailing list catalog, including all list IDs and names, that should be restricted to users with the plugin's manager capability. The required nonce is emitted unconditionally on every WordPress admin page via wp_localize_script, meaning any subscriber visiting /wp-admin/profile.php can obtain it without any elevated access.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-76074 since 08/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2026).

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/profile.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• rubengc

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• AutomatorWP Plugin

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• 5.8.0
• 5.8.1
• 5.8.2
• 5.8.3
• 5.8.4

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