peterschulznl WP Data Access Plugin up to 5.5.68 on WordPress check_app_access app_id/cnt_id authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in peterschulznl WP Data Access Plugin up to 5.5.68. This affects the function check_app_access. The manipulation of the argument app_id/cnt_id results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-3235. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in peterschulznl WP Data Access Plugin up to 5.5.68. Affected is the function check_app_access. The manipulation of the argument app_id/cnt_id with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.68 via the 'check_app_access' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access data from protected app containers by exploiting a mismatch between the authorization check (performed against app_id) and data retrieval (performed using cnt_id without verifying container ownership).

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-3235 since 02/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 08/26/2026).

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

• peterschulznl

Name

• WP Data Access Plugin

Version

• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1
• 5.5.2
• 5.5.3
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.8
• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15
• 5.5.16
• 5.5.17
• 5.5.18
• 5.5.19
• 5.5.20
• 5.5.21
• 5.5.22
• 5.5.23
• 5.5.24
• 5.5.25
• 5.5.26
• 5.5.27
• 5.5.28
• 5.5.29
• 5.5.30
• 5.5.31
• 5.5.32
• 5.5.33
• 5.5.34
• 5.5.35
• 5.5.36
• 5.5.37
• 5.5.38
• 5.5.39
• 5.5.40
• 5.5.41
• 5.5.42
• 5.5.43
• 5.5.44
• 5.5.45
• 5.5.46
• 5.5.47
• 5.5.48
• 5.5.49
• 5.5.50
• 5.5.51
• 5.5.52
• 5.5.53
• 5.5.54
• 5.5.55
• 5.5.56
• 5.5.57
• 5.5.58
• 5.5.59
• 5.5.60
• 5.5.61
• 5.5.62
• 5.5.63
• 5.5.64
• 5.5.65
• 5.5.66
• 5.5.67
• 5.5.68

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