# CVE-2026-3829: Missing authorization in WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan

> Authenticated subscribers can tamper with SSL setup states and plan options due to missing capability checks in the WP Encryption plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-59q9-p5gj-c577

## What is CVE-2026-3829?

CVE-2026-3829 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gowebsmarty WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the 'wple_basic_get_requests' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to reset the SSL setup state, force SSL to appear complete, and modify plan selection options.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3829?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-3829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-3829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-3829 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3829 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gowebsmarty WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: gowebsmarty WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan. 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-2026-3829/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3829/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3829
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3829
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3829

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3829/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.