CVE-2026-24997 WordPress Wired Impact Volunteer Management plugin <= 2.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Wired Impact Volunteer Management plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2026-24997?
CVE-2026-24997 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wired Impact Volunteer Management, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wired Impact Wired Impact Volunteer Management wired-impact-volunteer-management allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Wired Impact Volunteer Management: from n/a through <= 2.8.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24997?
How do I fix CVE-2026-24997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24997 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-2026-24997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rmw-4rx2-vh9r.