CVE-2026-12097 User Management <= 1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings to control user field exports, potentially exposing sensitive data like password hashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12097?
CVE-2026-12097 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in saadiqbal User Management, published on 8 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's export field configuration stored in the uiewp_export_field option, controlling which user fields such as password hashes are included in CSV exports and how columns are mapped during imports.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12097?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-12097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fm3p-77j7-xv3w.