# CVE-2026-2263: Missing authorization in Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups

> Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate conversion tracking data in the Hustle WordPress plugin by forging events for any module.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vcp2-c692-chhh

## What is CVE-2026-2263?

CVE-2026-2263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpmudev Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups, published on 7 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'hustle_module_converted' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.10.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to forge conversion tracking events for any Hustle module, including draft modules that are never displayed to users, thereby manipulating marketing analytics and conversion statistics.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2263?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-2263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-2263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-2263 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-2263 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpmudev Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups, published on 7 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpmudev Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2263/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2263/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2263
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2263
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2263

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2263/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.