CVE-2026-2720 Hr Press Lite <= 1.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Employee Information Exposure
Authenticated subscribers can access sensitive employee data due to missing capability checks in the HR Press Lite WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2720?
CVE-2026-2720 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codeclove Hr Press Lite, published on 21 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hr Press Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of sensitive employee data due to a missing capability check on the `hrp-fetch-employees` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive employee information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, salary/pay rates, employment dates, and employment status.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2720?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2720 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-2026-2720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcm8-f742-j3xh.